Ideas of cadets from Kostanay – the basis for future reforms in Kazakhstan

Commissioner for Human Rights in Kazakhstan Elvira Azimova participated in the commission at the invitation of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Republic of Kazakhstan and Penal Reform International (PRI). Based on the Kostanay Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Shrakbek Kabylbayev has chosen the best team of cadets who will go to study in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Seven teams competed for the title of the best-21 cadets under the guidance of the Academy's teachers. During the day, they presented research papers and projects on the topics "Psychological adaptation of women convicted for the first time", "Rights of foreign convicts in Kazakhstan", "Psychological support of convicts prone to auto-aggressive behavior".

The Chairman of the jury, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr. Arnaut van Waundenberg, expressed support for the project, noting that " The Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have a wide range of cooperation. At the same time, we are happy to cooperate in the field of human rights. This project will provide students with the opportunity to try out a new research methodology, as well as teach them how to work in a team under the methodological guidance of professors from international and local universities. This model is successfully applied in the best universities in the world".

According to the head of the Kostanay Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs named after Sh.Kabylbayev, Police Colonel Nurlan Biekenov-the uniqueness of our educational institution is that it is the only specialized university in Central Asia in the field of training personnel for the penitentiary system. One of the Academy's missions is to conduct scientific research. To a greater extent, the development of ways to solve the problems of the penal system.

The winning team was made up of cadets Anastasia Kirichenko, Damilya Baizhanova, and Yulia Krivich with the research topic "Rehabilitation of those convicted of extremist and terrorist crimes".

During the trip, the future police officers will study the experience of the development of the judicial and prison systems, as well as the protection of human rights. They will have the opportunity to exchange experience with their Dutch colleagues and study their higher education system. It should be noted that the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the first departmental university that, together with Penal Reform International (PRI), implements the Capstone Project, which researches human rights.

A source: https://saqshy.info/idei-kursantov-iz-kostanaja-osnova-dlja-budushhih-reform-v-kazahstane/