| Sentence Execution Code of Latvia (Latvijas Sodu izpildes kodekss) | Resocialisation of convicted persons is carried out by means of social behaviour correction and social rehabilitation. Measures for resocialisation of convicted persons shall be applied in the form of individual or group work, in
accordance with the type of penal institution, the regime of execution of the sentence and the risks and needs assessment of the convicted person. The means for social rehabilitation of convicted persons are: (1) education, including general, vocational and interest education; (2) involvement of convicted detainees in socially useful employment; (3) finding solution to social problems of convicted detainees that may arise as the consequence of imprisonment (for example, providing information on available social services and social assistance after release from prison, processing identity documents, etc.); (4) psychological assistance – psychological assessment of convicted detainees, psychological counselling individually or in a group, psychological assistance in crisis; (5) involving convicted detainees in cultural, informative, artistic, amateur and sports activities; (6) involving in addiction-reduction programmes. Also programmes for correction of social behaviour shall be provided to convicted detainees. |