Table of Contents LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 3 INTRODUCTION THE FOCUS ON THE PREVENTION OF ILL-TREATMENT IN PRISON 6 CHAPTER 1: EUROPEAN STANDARD-SETTING 8 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The European system for the protection of persons deprived of their liberty 8 10 1.2.1 Legal obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights 10 1.2.2 Standard-setting by the CPT 11 1.2.3 The work of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe 13 1.2.4 Other standard-setting and monitoring bodies 15 Conclusion 15 CHAPTER 2: PROTECTING PRISONERS - BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES: PROTECTING PRISONERS FROM PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM 16 2.1 Introduction 16 2.2 Key guarantees of the European Convention on Human Rights 17 2.2.1 Operational activities in prisons and the right to life 17 2.2.2 The prohibition against torture and ill-treatment 19 2.2.3 Material conditions of detention 23 2.2.4 Inter-prisoner violence 24 2.2.5 Prisoners and the right to life – protection against self-harm and suicide 26 2.3 Preventing ill-treatment: health services in prison 2.3.1 Responding to the healthcare needs of individual prisoners who are particularly vulnerable Conclusion 28 29 31 CHAPTER 3: RISK ASSESSMENT 32 3.1 Introduction 32 3.2 Assessing an individual’s security risk 34 3.2.1 Risk of re-offending 35 3.2.2 Static and dynamic risk factors 36 3.3 Principles of effective interventions Combating ill-treatment in prison ► Page 4 38