Measures to prevent terrorist recidivism and to reintegrate

Verified 06 May 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Is the perpetrator of a terrorist act monitored after his release? Once the author of a infringement terrorist served his prison sentence, justice can leave him under surveillance by ordering a measures to prevent terrorist recidivism and to rehabilitate. The purpose of this judicial measure is to take charge of the convicted person and prevent him from committing a new offense. We present you the information to know.

The judicial measures for the prevention of terrorist recidivism and reintegration aims to provide health, social, educational, psychological or psychiatric care for a person convicted of committing a terrorist act.

Thus, the convicted person may carry out this measure outside the prison, in particular in a specialized reception facility.

The aim is to help the person concerned to reintegrate and to ensure that they do not commit new offenses infringements of a terrorist nature.

The convicted person who is the subject of such a measure must comply with the obligations and prohibitions laid down by the competent court.

A person may be the subject of a measures to prevent terrorist recidivism and to rehabilitate if all the following conditions are met:

  • She was sentenced to 5 years or more of ₪ (or at 3 years old, in the case of recurrence)
  • It has a high level of danger (risk of recurrence very likely)
  • It adheres to an ideology that could lead to the commission of a new infringement of a terrorist nature
  • During her detention, she benefited from measures to promote her reintegration.

How is the measure to prevent terrorist recidivism implemented?

Where it considers that the situation of the convicted person justifies the pronouncement of a judicial measures for the prevention of terrorist recidivism and reintegration, on Prosecutor of the Anti-terrorist Republic enter:

  • The territorially competent multidisciplinary commission on security measures
  • The application Sentencing Tribunal (Tap) from Paris.

It shall provide them with all the information concerning the measures that could be put in place to promote the reintegration of the convicted person.

The multidisciplinary commission on security measures examines the state of danger of the convicted person and his capacity to reintegrate. The perpetrator is placed in a specialized service for the observation of persons detained for a period of 6 weeks.

Then one adversarial debate is organized in front of the Paris Tap.

At that hearing, the convicted person must be present and be assisted by a lawyer. They can comment.

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If the person concerned does not have sufficient financial resources to call on a lawyer, he or she may apply for legal aid.

If it considers it necessary, the Paris Tap orders a judicial measure to prevent terrorist recidivism and to reintegrate.

Once the decision is made, it is notified to the convict.

Can the decision establishing a measure to prevent terrorist reoffending be challenged?

The person who is the subject of a judicial measures for the prevention of terrorist recidivism and reintegration may appeal against the decision which laid down that measure.

The appeal must be made to the chamber of application of sentences of the Paris Court of Appeal, within 10 days following the notification of the decision.

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Before the application Chamber, it is necessary to be assisted by a lawyer.

The follow-up of the measures to prevent terrorist recidivism and to rehabilitate is entrusted to the application sentencing judge of the Paris Court of Justice.

The judge must ensure that the person concerned complies with the obligations and/or prohibitions imposed on him.

The judge may order the SPIP the place of residence of the person to ensure compliance with obligations.

If the sentenced person does not comply with his obligations, the SPIP must inform the judge.

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The sentenced person may also be registered in register of perpetrators of terrorist offenses (Fijait).

During the measure, the convicted person may be compelled to the following obligations and prohibitions:

  • Obligation to engage in a professional activity or to undergo vocational training
  • Prohibition to carry out the activity in which the offense has been committed
  • Obligation to provide evidence to monitor compliance with obligations to which it is subject
  • Obligation to respond to summonses of the application sentencing judge
  • Obligation to reside in a specified place
  • Placement in a specialized reception facility.

The obligations and prohibitions to which the convicted person is subject are specified in the decision establishing the measure to prevent terrorist recidivism.

During the measures to prevent terrorist recidivism and to rehabilitate, on Jap: titleContent of court of law of Paris may adapt the obligations and prohibitions to which the convicted person is subject.

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If the person concerned enters detention for another reason during the period of application of the measure, the obligations and prohibitions shall be suspended.

If this detention exceeds 6 months, the resumption of obligations and prohibitions must be confirmed by the Tap: titleContent from Paris within 3 months of release. Otherwise, the measure to prevent terrorist recidivism is definitively ended.

If the convicted person does not comply with the obligations and prohibitions to which he is subject in the context of a measures to prevent terrorist recidivism and to rehabilitate, he shall be liable to 3 years in prison and €45,000 of fine.

If the person concerned considers that the conditions of application of the measure are no longer justified, he may request that the measure be terminated.

This request can be made after a period of 3 months from the date of the decision ordering it.

It must be carried out by query lodged at the Registry of Tap: titleContent from Paris or sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

In the absence of a response from the court within 3 months, the measure automatically ends.

If the application is rejected, no other application may be submitted before the expiry of a period of 3 months.

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The same procedure applies if the sentenced person wishes the measure to be amended (e.g. amendment of obligations and prohibitions).

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