Expert report on meeting with Greek representatives on the assessment, management and reintegration of persons accused or convicted of sexual offences
Giotakos, O.; McCartan, K. F.
Authors
O. Giotakos
Kieran McCartan Kieran.Mccartan@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Sociology and Criminology
Abstract
This report is based on meeting between Council of Europe and Greece exports on the 12th of September 2024 at the General Secretariat for anti-Crime Police, Ministry of Civil Protection in Athens. The meeting was to discuss the current approach by the Greek government to the management of people convicted of a sexual offence following the recent decision to designate two penitentiary establishments (Grevena and Tripoli) as sex-offenders’ only prisons. Opportunities were also discussed, focusing on how Greek authorities can adapt current practice and how they can learn from the recent ‘Assessment, management and reintegration of persons accused or convicted of sexual offences’ (Recommendation CM/Rec(2021)6) produced by the Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP) of the Council of Europe.
The meeting was held in the presence of representatives of the General Secretariat for anti-Crime Police, Ministry of Civil Protection including prison senior managers and Cooperation in Police and Deprivation of Liberty (CPDL), Council of Europe staff. The meeting covered: (1) The Council of Europe standards on treatment programs for people convicted of a sexual offence, (2) The application of treatment programs for people convicted of a sexual offence from other jurisdictions (3) Needs, challenges, scope and particularities in Greece, (4) Conclusions, recommendations and next steps. (attached the Agenda of the meeting and list of participants).
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