Humanization of the penitentiary system of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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Project title: “Humanization of the penitentiary system of the Republic of Kazakhstan” (project duration 12 months, 01.01.-31.12.-2023)

Summary: Norway has become one of the most successful countries in terms of implementing effective reforms and ideas in the penitentiary system. In recent years, more and more new publications about prisons in Norway have appeared in the media. Articles and reports tell about the effectiveness of prisons in this country and their positive impact on the economy and the life of the population. Norway has one of the lowest recidivism rates in the world – about 20%. But it wasn’t always like that. In the 80s, the recidivism rate in Norway was 60-70%. The situation began to change after the prison reforms carried out in early 1990, when the main purpose of imprisonment was not punishment, but rehabilitation of the convict. Instead of complete isolation, convicts were offered daily training and educational programs, and the role of prison guards was revised: they became more open and friendly to prisoners, becoming role models and mentors on the path of correction. All these measures helped to reduce the recidivism rate by 20% after 2 years.

An important feature of the Norwegian prison system is that the work of returning a prisoner to life in society begins from the first days of imprisonment. The main way to achieve this is to create conditions close to life in freedom. Norwegian prisons try to imitate the outside world as much as possible in order to prepare prisoners for freedom. So, a prison cell in Norway resembles a room in an apartment or hotel, allowing you to feel like a person. In many prisons, bars are completely prohibited in architectural terms, and the cells have an open style.  In the maximum security prison of Halden, each prisoner has a toilet, a shower, a refrigerator and a flat-screen TV, with access to the kitchen and common areas. Along with an innovative architectural style, the Norwegian prison system offers many programs and courses that can be found in traditional entertainment centers. Halden Prison allows prisoners to sign up for yoga classes, prisoners can choose to learn how to work with wood or even have access to studios. These programs ensure a peaceful atmosphere in prisons, not a place for hatred and violence. Norwegian prisons emphasize the importance of education. Its main goal is to encourage prisoners not only to survive, but also to live a full life.

One of the important resources for crime prevention in Norway is considered to be the family. Family visits are encouraged and prisoners can spend time alone with their loved ones. In accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the interests of the child are taken into account and imprisoned fathers are encouraged to maintain relationships with their children while serving their sentence. Most of the convicts in Halden Prison have the right to a private meeting with relatives or friends for two hours twice a week.

Given the shortcomings of the local correctional system, we suggest following the example of Norway.

Project goal: Research of problems and opportunities for improvement, humanization of the penitentiary system.

Expected results:

  1. Inclusion of the results of the conducted surveys in the research materials.
  2. Ready-made recommendations on the humanization of the penitentiary system.
  3. Publication of research results in scientific journals.

Project Manager:

Seriev Bolat Abduldauly, Candidate of Law, Professor. Author of more than 65 scientific papers, of which 7 are included in the Scopus database, 25 in the journals recommended by COXON, 10 – RSCI, the Hirsch index (h-index) 1 (Scopus), as well as monographs: “Enbek zandarynn buzyluyna baylanysty kylmystyk ic zhurgizuge advocate katysuy” (2022), textbooks: “The legal status of a civil servant” (2021), “Prevention of corruption in the system of state power” (2021), “Ethics of a lawyer” (2022).

The winner of the regional competition “Koshbasy-2011” – the youth award of the akim of Almaty region in the nomination “Best young scientist” in 2011. The winner of the grant of the Foundation of the First President–Leader of the Nation following the results of the competition of research projects and works of young scientists in the field of fundamental and applied scientific research in 2012 for the project “New initiatives of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan-Head of State N.A. Nazarbayev in the fight against corruption” in 2012.

Winner of the title “The best university teacher of 2013”. Project manager: “Almaty oblysynda kauipti kaldyktardy kadege zharatudyn kukyktyk negizderi” (2021), “Improvement and scientific substantiation of the mechanism of legal regulation of companies in the construction services market” (2021). He was a scientific consultant to Isaeva Ainur Zhenisovna, PhD candidate in the specialty “6D030100 –Jurisprudence” (Al-Farabi Kazakh National University 2021).   ORCID 0000-0003-2590-6071 Profile Link https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2590-6071

Research team members:

Tleubaev Azamat Bolatovich, compliance officer. more than 20 scientific papers, 6 of them – Coxon, 6 international conferences.

Gusenov Barkhudar Shakhgusenovich is the author of more than 50 scientific papers, 10 of them are included in the Scopus database, 15 in the journals recommended by COXON, 19 – RSCI, the Hirsch index (h-index) 3 (Scopus), 2 – WOS, 4 monographs and 8 textbooks, 4 copyright certificates. The winner of the regional competition “Koshbasy-2018”- the youth award of the akim of Almaty region in the nomination “Best young scientist” of 2018.  The winner of the project work on Consulting support of the universal declaration process (© copyrighted by Ilimzhanova Z.A., Burnasheva V.R., Gusenov B.Sh.) – 1st place (100,000 tenge). 2016. Awarded the medal of the Best student (doctoral student) in 2018. Astana, December 14. He was awarded the medal – “The best young teacher”. Association of Teachers of Kazakhstan. No. 0341. 2020. The winner of a grant in the amount of 1 million tenge in the competition of Zhetysu University named after Ilyas Zhansugurov for grant financing of projects for commercialization of the results of scientific and scientific-technical activities of young scientists “Jas ǵalym”. Project topic: “The mechanism of increasing the competitiveness of the agro-industrial complex and the quality of agricultural products”, May 1, 2021. Project executor: AP09260644, “Burshak dakyldaryn onimdiligin arttyru usin polyfunctionaldy maksattagi tiimdi capsulalyk kuramdy azirleu” (Competition for grant funding for scientific and (or) scientific and technical projects for 2021-2023 (MES RK). Project executor: “Almaty oblysynda kauipti kaldyktardy kadege zharatudyn kukyktyk negizderi” (2021), “Improvement and scientific substantiation of the mechanism of legal regulation of companies in the construction services market” (2021).

Scientific internships and advanced training

  1. Seriev B.A. In February 2014, he completed a scientific internship at Fatih University in Istanbul, Turkey.
  2. Seriev B.A. In December 2014, he completed an internship at the Eurasian Union for International Mobility and Business Cooperation in Prague, Czech Republic.
  3. Seriev B.A. In January 2017, he completed an internship at the Institute of Advanced Training of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
  4. Seriev B.A. In November 2017, he completed an international internship at the Higher Engineering Institute of Porto, Portugal.
  5. Seriev B.A. In April 2019, he completed an internship at Akdeniz University in Antalya, Turkey.
  6. Seriev B.A. In October 2020 took advanced training courses “Management in Education” (72 hours) on the basis of Zhetysu University named after I. Zhansugurov.

List of publications and patents of the Project executors for the period from 2015 to 2020.

Сериев Б.А.

  1. Мұсылмандық құқықтың қалыптасуы мен дамуы. Вестник Университета «Кайнар», №1/2017. – Алматы. С.22-25.
  2. «Review on the Outer Space Legislation: Problems and Prospects». Journal «Statute Law Review» | Oxford Academic 2017-05-30. hmx010. doi: 10.1093/slr/hmx010 https://academic.oup.com/slr/article/doi/10.1093/slr/hmx010/3858361/Review-on-the-Outer-Space-Legislation-Problems-and#.WUJ8lKN wTaw.email
  3. «Legal Basis for Ensuring Freedom of Access to Information on the Operation of State Administration Bodies in the Republic of Kazakhstan». Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics, Volume VIII, Issue 3(25), Summer 2017.ISSN: 2068-696X. P.722-729. Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.14505/jarle. Letter of Acceptance for Publication. No. 206/26.06.2017
  4. «Status of Refugees in Accordance with the International Law and Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan». Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics, Volume VIII, Issue 3(25), Summer 2017. ISSN: 2068-696X. P.971-979. Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.14505/jarle.
  5. Childhood Legal Protection in Kazakhstan Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics, Volume VIII, Issue 3(25), Summer 2017. ISSN: 2068-696X. P.714-721. Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.14505/jarle.
  6. “Current trends of legal regulation of relationships in the social protection sphere”. Journal “Man In India” 97 (11):221-231. Volume :No.97 (2017) Issue No. :11 (2017). Pages: 221-231.
  7. «Religious Freedom and Human Rights in Kazakhstan» Journal «Statute Law Review»| Oxford Academic. hmx024, https://doi.org/10.1093/slr/hmx024. Published:28 October 2017 https://academic.oup.com/slr/articleabstract/doi/10.1093/slr/hmx024/4575144?redirectedFrom=fulltext.
  8. Labour law of the modern Kazakhstan. Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues

https://www.abacademies.org/articles/Labour-law-of-the-modern-kazakhstan-1544-0044.

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