INTRODUCTION 7 1.2.2. RESEARCH TEAM AND NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD The composition of the research team was varied and included researchers, volunteers-research assistants, and experts in law, disability rights, public health, mental health, social work, and psychology. Additionally, the research team also had support and input from the National Advisory Board of the project, which was composed of five experts, as follows: – Renata Dubauskė, Head of the Caritas Convicts Integration Programme at Kaunas Archdiocese; – Kristina Dūdonytė, Chair of the Monitoring Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; – Aidas Gudavičius, lawyer and member of the Monitoring Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; – Virginija Raslanienė, Chief Specialist of the Resocialisation and Supervision Division at the National Probation Service; – Milita Žičkutė-Lindžienė, Deputy Director at Kaunas Archdiocese Caritas. 1.2.3. DESK-BASED RESEARCH Desk-based research reviewed national legislation, policy and guidance documents, statistics, and grey literature, reports by the courts, government bodies, NGOs, and