Deradicalization of prisoners in the prisons of Nordic countries

Introduction: in modern conditions, the development and implementation of measures aimed at counteracting the spread of radical ideologies among prisoners acquire special urgency. Many methodological, organizational and legal aspects of countering the extremism of places of deprivation of liberty both in Russia and abroad remain poorly understood and require further study. The present paper is devoted to the analysis of the peculiarities of penitentiary prevention of violent extremism and radicalization of prisoners on the basis of studying the practical experience of the Scandinavian countries. Materials and Methods: analysis and comparison as the main methods, system and sociological methods in the context of studying the state of public relations and the effectiveness of law enforcement activities in the sphere of the de-radicalization of prisoners. 1Автор придерживается мнения, что термины «Скандинавия» и «Скандинавские страны» следует рассматривать в совокупности в рамках одного понятия, объединяющего в себе историко-культурную, географическую область, расположившуюся на севере Европы. К странам Скандинавии относятся объединенные языком, историей, культурой, религией, экономикой и образом жизни Швеция, Дания, Норвегия, Финляндия и Исландия. Results: the author on the example of the Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland) revealed the content and peculiarities of working with prisoners professing radical views, prisoners of extremism, penitentiary prevention of violent extremism and radicalization of prisoners. An analysis of the Scandinavian countries' de-radicalization strategies suggests that there are no comprehensive national, national programs for the deradicalization of prisoners in these countries. Despite the positive practice of influencing prisoners, the measures taken by the governments of these countries are not comprehensive, aimed at working with individual groups of prisoners or individual prisoners. Discussion and Conclusions: on the basis of the analysis the author comes to the conclusion that it is possible to use the positive experience of these countries in the development and adoption of measures for de-radicalization with regard to domestic penitentiary institutions. The main provisions and conclusions of the article can be used in scientific and educational activities when considering the conceptual issues of countering extremism.