REHABILITATION AND THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMMESIN THE LIGHT OF GREEN CRIMINOLOGY (REFLECTIONS BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF SELECTED PENITENTIARY INSTITUTIONS)

Abstract

The author presents green criminology and criminal ornithology i.e.,new directions of research interests in science about criminals and crime.He defines the material scope of both areas and points to contemporarychallenges related to environmental protection. Above all, he emphasizesthe rehabilitation and therapeutic potential of the presented disciplinesand highlights the usefulness of the so-called green programs and therapiesfor law enforcement, prisons, and other entities involved in crime prevention.In particular, he points to those areas related to the rehabilitation andreadaptation of offenders which may play an important preventive rolefrom the point of view of domestic and foreign penitentiary institutions.