Monitoring and control activities within the scope of the National Preventive Mechanism 133 visits since September 2012 In 2012, 133 monitoring and control visits were carried out within the scope of the National Preventive Mechanism. When analysing the figures for monitoring and control activities, it must be taken into consideration that the Commissions only began with their visits in mid-September. Initially, it was necessary to work on team building and to develop work methodologies. A workshop was held to teach the fundamental legal principles of the AOB’s new competences and to develop a common understanding of the investigative standards. Visits and investigations of institutions & facilities Monitoring of the exercise of direct administrative power and compulsion Vienna 25 21 Burgenland 3 Lower Austria 24 1 Upper Austria 16 4 Salzburg 3 0 Carinthia 6 0 Styria 8 2 Vorarlberg 4 0 Tyrol 13 3 TOTAL 102 31 (of which unannounced) 88 6 Preventive monitoring & control 2012 Almost 80% of the cases were visits to facilities where people are being detained. The main focus was on police stations and departments and penal institutions. Of the total of 102 visits, 88 were unannounced. The detailed statistics show the following distribution: 39 police stations and departments, 17 correctional facilities, 4 youth welfare facilities, 9 institutions and facilities for persons with disabilities, 20 retirement and nursing homes and 13 psychiatric departments in hospitals and medical facilities were visited. 18