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Youth Farm Seehaus
Prison Fellowship Germany
Youth Farm SeehausResidential programme for juvenile delinquents
as alternative to prison
• Target group: 14-19 year old juveniles and adolescents who have been sentenced to a prison term (~ 2 years)
• Problem:– Influence of Inmate Subculture– Recidivism rate up to 92,20 %1
1 Vgl.: Kerner/Wirth, 1996
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Youth Farm Seehaus
• Goal:– Separation of young prisoners from older prisoners
– Education program for the specific age
– Integration in society
• Beneficiaries: – juveniles, (potential) victims, community, government
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Jugendhof Seehaus
• Placement in a residential programme run by Prisma (NGO)
• „closed regime“ – juveniles must not leave the property, but:
• no locks, no bars
• Security through social control (staff & students)
• In case of AOL (Absence without Leave) or inadequate behaviour: return to prison
• Duration of stay: ~ 12 months (depending on sentence)
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Assignment
Committal of the young prisoner in a governmental youth prison Interviews with Prisma staff
Application of prisonerDecision by prison governor & director of Youth Farm Seehaus
Exclusion Criteria:Sexual offenses
Murder/manslaugtherDrug addiction
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Positive Peer Culture
„Buddy System“
Positive Peer Pressure
Increasing Responsibility
Increasing Freedom
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Phases
1. Introductory Phase (only house duties)2. Introductory Phase II (work/school)3. „Leo“: (leisure time activities, phone calls)4. „Lion´s Club Candidate“ (visits of family
members)5. „Lion´s Club Member“ (visits of friends,
home passes, activites outside)6. Representative7. After Care
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School Education
Basic Reading & Writing ClassesPreparatory Courses
High School Diploma (Hauptschule)
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Vocational Training
Theoretical & Practical Training
Renovation of buildings on site (built 1609)
Vocational Diploma
Cooperation with Enterprises
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Restitution
Community Service
(e.g. cleaning of playgrounds, Graffiti removal service,...)
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Reconciliation
Seminars for Victims & Offenders
Sycamore Tree Project
(meetings between unrelated groups of victims and offenders)
Victim-Offender-Reconciliation-Meetings
(in planning process)
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Sports & Leisure Time
Athletic Activities
Cooperation with Sport Clubs
Creative Leisure Time Actities
Encourage Hobbys
Music
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Spiritual Foundation
Faith based programmeExample of staffDaily devotions
CounsellingChurch Services
Voluntary committmentInterdenominational
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„Family living units“
5-7 juvenilesHouse parents/family
= 1 „family living unit“
House parents/families and other staff live on campus
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Family Relationships
Encouraging Family Relationships
Participation of Family Members in Programme Activities
Offer Special Courses
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Community
Godparents
Volunteers
Churches
Public Institutions & Clubs
Activities for the Community
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Research
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Kerner
University of Tübingen, Institute for Criminology
Prof. Dr. Dieter Dölling
University of Heidelberg, Institute for Criminology
in cooperation with other faculties (psychology, pedagogics, sociology,...)
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Advisory BoardVictims Support GroupsProf. Dr. Hans-Heiner Kühne, Weisser Ring e.V.
ScienceProf. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Kerner, University of Tübingen, Institut for
CriminologyDr. Martin Weingardt, Pedagogic University, Ludwigsburg
Law & PoliceDr. h.c. Karlmann Geiß, Former President of the Supreme CourtDr. jur. Rolf Alexander Morié, Former Commissioner of the
Federal Police of Germany
ChurchDr. Gerhard Maier, Bishop of the Evangelical Church in the State
of Württemberg Thomas Maria Renz, Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Church in
Württemberg
MediaPeter Hahne, TV show master , Member of the Council of
Evangelical Churches of Germany
EconomyAlbrecht Graf von Brandenstein-Zeppelin, Committee of Catholic
Businessmen Ruth Merckle, ratiopharm GmbH, Committee of Protestant
BusinessmenFriedrich Hänssler, Publisher, Hänssler VerlagImmanuel Rösch, albi GmbH & CoMartin Beck, Schreyer GmbH, BSU
Youth OutreachUlrich Parzany, President, YMCA GermanyHermann Hörtling, Protestant Youth Outreach WürttembergMicha Evers, SV-EC Süddeutscher Gemeinschaftsverband
Education and ConsultationWolfgang Bergau, Berufsbildungswerk NeckargemündBeate Newiger, Seminar- und Gästehaus Zeit.Raum AthleticsHans-Günter Schmidts, Athletes in Action International RepresentativesPaul Brenzikofer, University of St. Gallen, former prison governor Angus Creighton, Prison Fellowship Schottland Ivan Sotirov, Prison Fellowship International
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Prisma e.V./Jugendhof SeehausSeehaus 171229 Leonberg
Tel.: 07152/3300581Fax: 07152/3300582
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