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English translation: treatment facility

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02:09 Jul 7, 2011

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Social Sciences - Law (general)

English term or phrase: treatment instance

Hello everyone,

Thereafter, the aim should be to bring about movement through the prison system so that restrictive conditions of confinement are progressively eased. The final aim should be to allow the prisoner to spend the final phase of imprisonment under conditions that are minimally restrictive. Whenever possible this should include the possibility of placement in an open prison. Preferably, however, the final phase should be spent in the community. The nature of community placement will vary with the needs of the prisoner. Placement possibilities include the prisoner’s family, a foster family, a halfway hostel, or _treatment instance_.

Does "treatment instance" mean that a prisoner should participate in some kind of a rehabilitation program?

Thank you.

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English translation:treatment facility

Explanation:
The term appears in a list of physical places that are less restrictive than a prison setting where a person can end his or her sentence. For this reason I would choose a word reflecting a physical place and facility is often the word that indicates where treatment takes place.

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Deborah Hoffman
Local time: 21:16

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Many thanks to everyone.
Thank you, Deborah.
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Summary of answers provided

3 +3

a treatment program(me)

David Hollywood

4 +1

treatment facility

Deborah Hoffman

Discussion entries: 4

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8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

a treatment program(me)

Explanation:
I would say this is what it means but "instance" is jargony in English in this context ... can't think what else it could be ...

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Note added at 9 mins (2011-07-07 02:18:23 GMT)
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program (US English); programme (UK English)

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Note added at 16 mins (2011-07-07 02:25:24 GMT)
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maybe "phase"

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Note added at 17 mins (2011-07-07 02:27:04 GMT)
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let's see what others have to say ...

David Hollywood
Local time: 22:16
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