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Research​

​DACUM

​This document presents part of the research, and the results carried out in the scope of the PO21 project. The goal was to auscultate Prison Officers, regarding their training needs in order to develop a training curricula based on those needs. Two research activities were implemented: an in-depth data collection through a DACUM, and a wide data collection through a survey.


The document presents an overview of the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) methodology implementation, which was applied in a workshop format in 3 countries, involving 15 participants each to assess the needs and challenges perceived by the prison officers.
The analysis of the data collected provided information regarding main and specific duties and evidenced that PO share most of them. The document presents the data analysis by country and the respective results.

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The PO21 survey implementation is also presented. It was applied online in 3 countries and responded by 436 prison officers, focused on the PO professional orientation, training needs, contents and emerging knowledge. Its main results evidenced some disparity between the perceived level of inclusion of some training themes in initial training and the importance given by the PO. These themes comprise Staff Support and Development (information on the supports available to staff to carry out their role effectively, e. g., stress management), Report writing, Suicide and Self-harm, Risk Assessment and inmates’ Mental Health. To a lesser extent, Substance Misuse, Safety, Use of force and Static and Procedural Security. These discrepancies suggest that these topics should have a higher level of inclusion in the initial training.

​DACUM and Survey implementation report O3.1

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Research​

​National Report

​This document displays information regarding the prison systems and training features in 4 countries (Belgium, Germany, Portugal and Romania). It begins with an Introduction, presenting the Project, followed by the methodological approach.

​National Reports O3.2

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Research​

​European Report

This document aimed to collect information about the prison systems regarding training features and Prison Officers’ professional profile, but also the current configuration of prison officer selection and training in 19 European Union (EU) countries (plus Switzerland), through individual national chapters.



The document departures from an introduction and then explains the methodology to collect the data. Each country is displayed according to the following features: General introduction of the prison system (including characterisation of current in-service training facilities); Professional profile of prison officers; Training (induction and in-service) offer (length, content, etc.); Learning methods; Conclusions and References. At the end of the document, General Conclusions are displayed, highlighting similarities and differences. Finally, the survey used to collect the data comes in the annexes. It can be applied to any country.

​​European Report O3.3