Correctional institutions
and to convince them that psychological supervision can keep a person
healthy and enable him or her to better cope with the profession.
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Law enforcement officers must be encouraged to regularly utilise psychological
supervision.
2.5.8
Access to information
2.5.8.1 Video interpreting
In previous years, the NPM has reported on the special challenge of language
diversity and the successful pilot project “Video interpreting in correctional
institutions” (see NPM Report 2015, pp. 97 et seq., and NPM Report 2016,
p. 124 et seq.).
Intended expansion
In late August 2017, the one-year pilot project entitled “Video interpreting
in the area of administrative penalty proceedings and the juvenile section
of Vienna-Josefstadt correctional institution” came to a close. The Federal
Ministry reported that both employees and inmates were highly satisfied. The
pilot project in the care area of Gerasdorf correctional institution will end in the
spring of 2018. A nationwide roll-out of video interpreting in administrative
penalty proceedings and in the care area is scheduled for mid-2018.
The national roll-out of video interpreting in the medical area was completed
in April 2017. At least one video interpreting system is available in the medical
area of every Austrian correctional institution. In all, there are currently 34
systems in use nationwide. Therefore, for the first time, professional video
interpreting services can be accessed in all prison infirmaries.
However, during a visit to Salzburg-Puch correctional institution, the NPM
noted that, despite the installation of the video interpreting system in the
infirmary and the training of its employees, fellow prisoners were still being
utilised to provide interpreting services when needed.
System needs
to be used
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The Federal Ministry reminded both the law enforcement officers in the
infirmary and the nursing staff to only use the video interpreting system
installed in the infirmary when assistance in translation is needed due to
difficulties in communication. Moreover, at training sessions, the office of the
medical superintendent will reiterate that the system must be used.
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