"Nina Hanssen and Are Høidal have written a unique book about the well recognized and highly succesful Norwegian correctional services. Unlike almost any other such institution worldwide the Norwegians have managed to implement workable solutions in this field, resulting in positive outcomes otherwise unheard of globally. They have proven that it actually works to try to correct crimnals - rather than just punishing them. The book covers perspectives from both inmates and employees and it will be able to motivate both leaders and employees in the field as well as anybody else who is interested in correctional services. I can highly recommend this very interesting and relevant book".
Frans Ørsted Andersen, Associate Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark
"This has become a very central and necessary book. It shows how important it is both for society as a whole and for many individuals that we stick to a humane prison system."
Jan-Erik Østlie, FriFagbevegelse (translated), https://frifagbevegelse.no/bok-film-og-musikk/den-norske-kriminalomsorgsmodellen-6.158.941567.6ab95e67ba
'[This] book is so much more than just about prisons and imprisonment; it's about social justice and the political will to change the way a country might look at offending and its real causes."
David Abernethy, Governor, HMP Edinburgh
Frans Ørsted Andersen, Associate Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark
"This has become a very central and necessary book. It shows how important it is both for society as a whole and for many individuals that we stick to a humane prison system."
Jan-Erik Østlie, FriFagbevegelse (translated), https://frifagbevegelse.no/bok-film-og-musikk/den-norske-kriminalomsorgsmodellen-6.158.941567.6ab95e67ba
'[This] book is so much more than just about prisons and imprisonment; it's about social justice and the political will to change the way a country might look at offending and its real causes."
David Abernethy, Governor, HMP Edinburgh