lecture 19 - comparative penology (norway)

Question 1

norwegian penal system is built on what economy and principle

Answer 1

• social democratic political economy
• principle of normalisation

Question 2

norway is exceptionally

Answer 2

liberal

Question 3

comparative penology broadens perspectives on

Answer 3

• legal systems
• etiological assumptions about crime
• approaches to punishment

Question 4

what does comparative penology reveal potentials for

Answer 4

policy transfer

Question 5

importance of what to understand relationships between political and economic institutions and approaches to crime and punishment

Answer 5

political economy

Question 6

the political economy goes beyond per capita rates of imprisonment (positivist data collection) to include:
V
D
L

Answer 6

• varieties of capitalism
• differences in welfare state regimes
• levels of inequality

Question 7

nordic countries are described as having what culture

Answer 7

social democratic, political and social culture

Question 8

what is social democratic
What state
what promotion of
what culture

Answer 8

• capitalist welfare state
• promotion of social cohesion, inclusion
• egalitarian culture

Question 9

welfare system in norway

Answer 9

• universal and comprehensive welfare
• low income inequality

Question 10

what representation, parliament and consensus do they have in norway

Answer 10

• proportional representation
• unicameral parliament (uni =1)
• consensus and compromise

Question 11

norway is one of the early adopters of what?

Answer 11

progressive human equal rights

Question 12

norway criminal justice system is built upon?

Answer 12

• penal welfarism
• no privatisation

Question 13

why does norway have an anti othering discourse

Answer 13

• high public trust in gov and others
• news media less sensational
• no knee jerk reactions to exceptional crimes

Question 14

what % of people serve less than 90 days in prison

Answer 14

55%
no indeterminate sentences

Question 15

prison population in norway

Answer 15

2991

Question 16

how many prisons in norway

Answer 16

58

Question 17

largest prison capacity in norway

Answer 17

400

Question 18

occupancy rate in norway %

Answer 18

81%

Question 19

whats their worst type of detention

Answer 19

preventative detention

Question 20

what statements do they not use in norway

Answer 20

expressive victim impact statements

Question 21

how does norway manage its prison population

Answer 21

sentencing queue for minor offences
weekend custody

Question 22

operational staff number in norway prisons

Answer 22

3600
more staff than prisoners
corrections is a well regarded career with high retention rate

Question 23

what % of prison staff are women

Answer 23

40% women

Question 24

what % are foreign nationals in norwayy

Answer 24

28%

Question 25

what principle underpins norway

Answer 25

principle of normalisation

Question 26

what do prison conditions in norway resemble

Answer 26

resembles life outside as much as possible

Question 27

what aspects do the new prisons in norway have

Answer 27

• little conventional physical security
• access to nature
• village like

Question 28

how many people to a cell in norway

Answer 28

one man to one cell as overcrowding is unacceptable

Question 29

what model do they need for service delivery

Answer 29

import model
- your dentist/doctor/ lecturer will come into visit you in prison

Question 30

what allocation system do norway prisons

Answer 30

crime blind

Question 31

do prisoners retain legal rights

Answer 31

yes all legal rights

Question 32

when is rehabilitation and resettlement pushed onto prisoners

Answer 32

from day one

Question 33

what type of rehabilation and resettlement do they use

Answer 33

• little use of cognitive OBPs
• greater use of open prisons
• reintegration guarantee
• private and family visits

Question 34

what is the biggest criticsm for norway approach to prisons

Answer 34

their treatment of foreign national prisoners

Question 35

what produces greater punitiveness to outsiders

Answer 35

nationalistic
insular cultural
ethnic homogeneity

Question 36

where are foreign national prisoners over represented

Answer 36

in the remand population, sometimes in solitary confinement

Question 37

what rights are FNP excluded from

Answer 37

-free of charge legal represenation
- family visits
- some welfare benefits
- sometimes rehabiliative programmes

Question 38

what is the reason for punitiveness against FNP

Answer 38

• reflective of wider societal reduction in collective interest since 2004 rise in immigration
• made criminal justice and penal policy more politicised

Question 39

comparing penal systems allows us to move beyond what?

Answer 39

ethnocentricsm
- rethink what is normal
- learn from best and worst practices

Question 40

what are social democratic countries pursuing sentencing and penal policies like

Answer 40

exceptionally LIBERAL
nordic cjs is grounded in PENAL WELFARISM

Question 41

norweigan penal principles and practices are widely regarded as producing the most?

Answer 41

humane and more effective lived experiences of imprisonment