-10 In the light of the above, the goal of this dossier is to show the components of systemic thinking in the field of preventive human rights monitoring, with a focus on places of deprivation of liberty, and more specifically to: • Present key principles of a systemic approach as they apply to preventive human rights monitoring in place of deprivation of liberty (Part 2). • Present some useful tools for its concrete application in the work of National Preventive Mechanisms (Part 3). The target audiences of the dossier are primarily (experienced) NPM representatives, other preventive monitors with a special interest in innovative ways for enhancing effectiveness and trainers in preventive monitoring who wish to expand their tool box. This dossier is best used in combination with a standard monitoring guide8 as well as with the Handbooks of this series for the specific topics of violence, solitary confinement, prisoners in a situation of vulnerability and requests and complaints. We are convinced that systemic thinking offers great potential to improve the quality, the processes and the results of the work of NPMs. In the words of an experienced systemic practitioner: “We achieve better results with fewer resources in more lasting ways”.9 This dossier intends to make a concrete contribution to showing and realizing this potential. 8. See for example: APT, ‘Monitoring Places of Detention: A Practical Guide’ (APT 2004) <https://www. apt.ch/en/resources/publications/monitoring-places-detention-practical-guide-2004>. 9. David Peter Stroh, Systems Thinking for Social change (Chelsea Green Publishing 2004) 1 [hereinafter: Stroh].