BBC: How Norway turns criminals into good neighbours

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How Norway turns criminals into good neighbours

·         7 July 2019

 

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What is the point of sending someone to prison - retribution or rehabilitation? Twenty years ago, Norway moved away from a punitive "lock-up" approach and sharply cut reoffending rates. The BBC's Emma Jane Kirby went to see the system in action, and to meet prison officers trained to serve as mentors and role models for prisoners.

 

 

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