Department of Correctional and Mediation Services

This page shows the event history for this unit.

Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

1875-01-01 00:00:00.0 Founding by complex reorganization

Name
* Office of the Penal Institution and Prisons

Short name
Kontoret for Strafanstalt- og Fængselsvæsenet

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Division

Superior body
Ministry of Justice and Police

Located
301 Kristiania

Related units:
  • Crime office

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English


1897-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Prison Board

Short name
Fengselsstyret


1980-01-01 00:00:00.0 Change of name

Name
Prison and Probation Department

Short name
Kriminalomsorgsavd.

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English


1980-01-01 00:00:00.0 Maintenance by reorganization

Name
Prison and Probation Department

Short name
Kriminalomsorgsavd.

Related units:
  • Norges Vernesamband

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English


2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Prison and Probation Department

Short name
Kriminalomsorgsavdelingen

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English


2013-07-01 00:00:00.0 Change of name

Name
Correctional Services Department

Short name
Kriminalomsorgsavdelingen


2013-07-01 00:00:00.0 Maintenance by secession

Procedure and documents for this change
Separated bodies from this unit:

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English


2019-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Department of Crime Prevention

Short name
Avdeling for kriminalitetsforebygging

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English


2026-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name

Name
Department of Correctional and Mediation Services

Short name
STA

Tasks:
The Department of Correctional and Mediation Services is responsible for the execution of sentences, i.e. management of the Norwegian Correctional Service and the National Mediation Service, including budget, regulatory provisions (the Execution of Sentences Act and the National Mediation Service Act) and long-term planning.
The department is also responsible for ensuring knowledge of which sanctions are effective in preventing crime, and under which conditions they are effective.
Source: regjeringen.no