In this thesis, I research the implementation of custodial supervision in the context of conditional sentence and conditional release from prisons. The institute for custodial supervision means assistance, supervision and care provided by a probation counselor. In the theoretical part of the thesis, I define the system of criminal sanctions in Slovenia, focusing mainly on criminal sanctions, which include protective supervision. Until the establishment of the Probation Administration in 2018, social work centers dealt the implementation of custodial supervision. After that, the authority was transferred to the probation units. I also describe in detail the course of the probation task implementation from the first appearance at the probation unit to the end of the implementation. In my research paper, I find that courts often impose a conditional sentence with custodial supervision for criminal offenses with elements of violence, and that they always opt for one of the instructions set out in The Penal Code. Interinstitutional cooperation is fundamental precisely because of the implementation of the instructions, as the instructions are implemented by external sanctions. The role of a counselor is prescribed by law, namely by helping a person, supervising them and giving him/her practical instructions and advice for the implementation of instructions, thus helping the convict not to repeat criminal offenses. In the thesis, I explore how this role is experienced by the counselor and by the user. Professional work in the context of custodial supervision is closely related to the concepts of social work relationship, and the most useful of all, are the methods of working with involuntary users. In the discussion, I focus on the specifics of working with users in the context of custodial supervision.
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