Cílem mé práce je poskytnout přehled o činnostech Probační a mediační služby, vymezit základní pojmy, zjistit v čem je její činnost přínosná především pro pachatele a poškozeného a porovnat nákladnost alternativních trestů v porovnání s výkonem trestu ve vězení a vazbě. Najít problémy, se kterými se v rámci svého působení Probační a mediační služba potýká a navrhnout jejich případná řešení. Při zpracování budu vycházet z nastudované literatury a z poznatků, které jsem získala při pohovorech s probačními pracovníky.

Probation and mediation service is an institution which has been gaining increasingly vital and important position in the field of criminal law. The service focuses on a very wide range of subjects and its activities aim not only to monitor but also to help. It realizes the execution of alternative sentences and also shows activity in pre-trial proceedings and in proceedings before the court decision. It cooperates with many different organizations, it is involved in many projects. For criminal justice it has become an essential and equal partner in dealing with the consequences of crimes committed by both adult offenders and juveniles. It contributes to the favourable development of the re-education of accused and convicted people, supervises proper execution of sentenced alternative punishments and the achievement of their purpose. It makes sure that the collective process was fulfilled to deal with all the adverse consequences of illegal acts of the offenders and that the victims utilize their legal rights and entitlements. Probation and mediation service provides a comprehensive view of both criminal activities and the personalities of offenders.

Cílem mé práce je poskytnout přehled o činnostech Probační a mediační služby, vymezit základní pojmy, zjistit v čem je její činnost přínosná především pro pachatele a poškozeného a porovnat nákladnost alternativních trestů v porovnání s výkonem trestu ve vězení a vazbě. Najít problémy, se kterými se v rámci svého působení Probační a mediační služba potýká a navrhnout jejich případná řešení. Při zpracování budu vycházet z nastudované literatury a z poznatků, které jsem získala při pohovorech s probačními pracovníky.

This dissertation is focused on role of probation and education programs in area of tertiary prevention of social deviation. Large amount of youngsters usually fail or break the rules during the program. It was my goal to look over a point of view of adolescents to another implication of probation programs for their lives. My dissertation objective was to reveal the reason of probation programs for youngsters, who attend these programs either voluntarily or obligatorily.Probation officers, who choose the youngsters for program, haven't information about how big importance their clients attribute to sense of probation program and what experience they get. My dissertation is divided into two parts. For first theory. Theory is based on study of available literature, which deals with youth crime. Important part is explanation of the fact, what probation programs are and what is the sense and purpose of them. I will describe current experiences but also new knowledge about research of work with youth and successful foreign projects. The theoretical part is followed by empirical part. I've decided to make this research by form of interviews with clients of PMS, who ended the program successfully. I realize that I can not to draw general conclusions from their statements but I think that you can...

My master thesis deals with the topic of alternatives to unconditional sentence of imprisonment. It is a vast topic, thus I have focused on alternative sentences in the narrower sense of the term, in other words, suspended sentence of imprisonment, suspended sentence of imprisonment with surveillance, community service, financial penalty and house arrest. The goal of this thesis is to discuss lawful legislation of alternative sentences, to evaluate their practical usage and potentially, to suggest changes de lege ferenda, which could lead to higher rate of application of these sentences. The thesis consists of an introduction, seven chapters and a conclusion, where the three initial chapters are written in general sense. The first chapter is concerned about the term and the purpose of sentence. The concept of restorative justice, which provides us another way how to react to the criminal acting, is introduced as a part of this chapter, too. The second chapter focuses on unconditional sentence of imprisonment and issues of the short-term sentence. Furthermore, the term of alternative sentence is explained, including a brief commentary on actions of international organizations in this area, namely Council of Europe and UN. The development of these sentences in the Czech republic after 1989 is...

This thesis, called Activities of the probation and mediation service in serving alternative sanctions aims to describe a role of the Probation and mediation service of the Czech Republic especially in serving alternative sentences, its legal base and problems, which may occur during these activities. Probation and mediation service of the Czech Republic is an organization which helps to apply the principles of the restorative justice and provides more effective exercise of the alternative sanctions. Different persons and institutions had been in charge with these tasks but the specialized Probation and mediation service is young, it has been established in 2001. The thesis consists of ten chapters, which deal with various partial topics. A separate chapter deals with a historical evolution of the alternative sanctions and probation. A part with the definition of the alternative sentence and a legal base of those sentences whose exercise is assured by the Probation and mediation service is an important chapter. The thesis also contains a description of the structure of the Probation and mediation service, rights and duties of its officers and awareness among Czech public. The longest chapter deals with practice of the probation officers during doing those tasks. In the end of the thesis there is a...

This thesis deals with alternatives to unconditional imprisonment. Since this is a very extensive topic, I have focused only on alternative sentences in the narrower sense of the term, namely conditional conviction, conditional conviction with supervision, house arrest, community service and financial punishment. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the Czech lawful legislation of alternatives to unconditional imprisonment, to compare it with selected French alternative sentences and to propose changes de lege ferenda. The thesis consists of an introduction, five chapters and a conclusion. The first chapter deals with the concept of punishment and its purpose. At the same time, this chapter outlines a general introduction to alternative punishments in Czech and French legislation. The second chapter deals with institutes related to restorative justice, namely probation and mediation. This chapter also describes the organisation of the Probation and Mediation Service. The third chapter focuses on individual Czech alternative punishments in the narrower sense. Individual subchapters are ordered according to the systematic of law. Within each subchapter the sentence is characterized, followed by a list of conditions under which the sentence can be imposed, as well as the conditions for the execution...

The work deals the terms probation, mediation, probation officer and ethical conflict. The diploma is trying to describe the work the probation with clients of Probation and mediation service. What it task of the probation officers, what knowledge have to for performance ones profession. Distance describe, what kind of ethical conflicts he needs to solve while working with clients. I highlight the posibility of connection to the law number 257/2000 about probation and mediation service. This it in the theoretical part. In the practical part I descrie the ethical conflicts occur in the practice of the probation officers.

Práce se zabývá podmíněným odsouzením, na které nahlíží jako na samostatný druh trestu. Práce rozebírá prvky podmíněného odsouzení, díky kterým může být podmíněné odsouzení považováno za samostatný druh trestu a ne jak za způsob výkonu trestu odnětí svobody. Výsledek provedeného rozboru by měl vyústit v některá doporučení ke zvýšení efektivity trestu podmíněno odsouzení. Práce je členěna do osmi kapitol. V podstatě podmíněného odsouzení a výhodách podmíněného odsouzení oproti nepodmíněnému trestu odnětí svobody. Ve druhé kapitole je stručně zrekapitulována historie institutu podmíněného odsouzení a to jak ve světě, tak především na území dnešní České republiky. Třetí kapitola rozebírá podmínky uložení podmíněného odsouzení, stanovení délky zkušební doby, možnosti uložení přiměřených omezení a povinností a jejich smysl a účel, zvláštnosti povinnosti nahradit škodu způsobenou trestným činem proti stejné povinnosti uložené adhezním řízení a zmiňuje také možnost uložení výchovného opatření. Na třetí kapitolu navazuje kapitola čtvrtá věnovaná rozhodování soudu o podmíněném odsouzení. Kapitola pátá se věnuje podmíněnému odsouzením s dohledem. Následně je v šesté kapitole pojednáno o významu Probační a mediační služby v ČR podmíněnému odsouzení. Sedmá kapitola rozebírá některé praktické otázky užívání trestu...

TITLE: Work with offenders and victims of crime in the agenda of a probation worker AUTHOR: Mgr. Martin Jelínek DEPARTMENT: Faculty of Education SUPERVISOR: doc. PaedDr. Eva Šotolová, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: The thesis presents the agenda of the Probation and Mediation Service and it's approach to offenders and victims of crime in the agenda of probation workers. It focuses on the area of re-offending and the possibility of reducing reoffending through appropriate follow-up services for conditionally released persons with probation supervision. The thesis analyses the problems resulting in the unsuccessful reconciliation of persons released from prison, in accordance with the aim of the thesis based on combined research (respondents were all probation workers in the Czech republic), as well as proposing possibilities for further development of work with conditionally released persons with probation supervision, and suggests systematic measures that could reduce the risk and rate of re-offending. These measures relate to the areas of dependency, employment, and education. KEYWORDS: Probation, mediation, imprisonment, re-offending, resocialisation, conditional release