Community Reinsertion in the Criminal Justice System: The role of professionalized officers in the Costa Rican Early Release System.

I. Introduction.This research focuses on the programs after imprisonment in the form of supervision and guidance measures.Although the Japanese and Costa Rican criminal justice systems contemplate different practices in prisoner treatment, both countries value follow-up supervision and external support to ensure reinsertion into the community.By comparing what would appear to be two vastly different criminal justice environments, this study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the operation of post-carceral policies within each penitentiary system.Therefore, as a preliminary step towards comparing the operation of penitentiary officers in both nations, this document introduces the Costa Rican penitentiary system's post carceral programs to other jurisdiction's readers.Concretely, here the author will present the findings of field interviews conducted in Costa Rica to professional Ministry of Justice and Peace officers in December of 2021.The resulting analysis of the interviews will show how penitentiary officers underscore the importance of technical and professional work in Costa Rica's penitentiary operation.