FBOG Frontline Behavioural Observation Guidelines
Frontline level

The Frontline Behavioural Observation Guidelines is an instrument developed to raise awareness about radicalisation in prisons and to support frontline staff (i.e., prison officers) in signalling behaviours or changes in behaviours that can represent the externalisation of cognitive radicalisation in inmates.

The FBOG consists of five large groups of indicators of change that should be the focus of prison staff’s attention when filling this instrument during his/her daily routine, namely:

1) inmate's physical appearance;
2) decoration of his/her cell and objects in his/her possession;
3) his/her daily routines;
4) the way he/she relates to other inmates, prison staff, relatives and others;
and 5) his/her own speech.

For each dimension are presented several examples of behaviours that can represent the externalisation of cognitive radicalisation in inmates and it is given a free space for respondents (i.e., frontline staff) to describe concrete behaviours observed.

Considering the specificity of human behaviour, the FBOG must be checked and validated by a technician, responsible for inmates’ assessment, which means that after the frontline staff fill FBOG’s checklist-like form with evidence of the occurrence of certain behaviours, technical staff should validate the registered information, deciding whether the inmate should proceed to the next stage of evaluation.
To support their work, certified professionals will have access to:
  • the R2PRIS methodological framework;
  • Training session materials (facilitator’s kit with training templates, manuals, and presentations);
  • R2PRIS tools (includes the user’s manual of each tool, response forms and results’ report sheets);
  • Online resources and the complete R2PRIS online training course.