Penser l'intervention correctionnelle autrement : réflexions critiques sur la prise en charge des justiciables.

The intervention model developed by the Correctional Service of Canada is an inspiration to many countries around the world. This Canadian model was discussed within focus groups organized in Belgium, France, and Switzerland that offered creative suggestions for the analysis of corrections. The present article presents the main results of our research project, which is about debating ideas around alternative ways to consider correctional intervention. Participants in the focus groups defined correctional intervention as a particular form of encounter that takes place within an institutional setting that is strongly normative. The issues around (1) the context of the intervention, (2) the prisoner, and (3) the nature of the encounter have been explored in order to provide recommendations about the renewal of the way to consider intervention within correctional facilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]