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Gangs: competences framework validated by practitioners
IPS_Innovative Prison Systems hosted a workshop to validate and disseminate the FRAMEGANG Framework of Competencies for Community Professionals working in Gang Environments. The workshop took place in Cascais, Portugal on the 27th July and gathered social workers, magistrates, prison and probation officers, community leaders, local authorities representatives that contributed to
AWARE project on Offenders Mental Health gets EU support
Raising awareness about mental health to promote better interagency work and better outcomes for offenders. The AWARE project has been selected for funding. AWARE stands for “Cross-sectoral awareness building about the mental health needs in the criminal justice system and on release.” The overall objective of the AWARE project is
Radicalisation & extremism: WayOut project gets DG HOME support
The WayOut project – Integrated Exit Programme for Prisons and Probation – gets the support of the DG HOME of the European Commission. The WayOut project aims to improve and facilitate the implementation of Exit Programmes by building a common framework to evaluate these programmes and by creating an innovative
RAN’s Prison and Probation Group Meeting on Risk Assessment
The meeting covered the challenges in implementing risk assessment tools in prison and probation settings. The Radicalisation Awareness Network’s Prison and Probation Group met in Brussels on the 9th and 10th July 2018. Participants discussed the state of play of the assessment tools, which are currently being used, throughout European
JUSTICE TRENDS #3: Developments in correctional systems worldwide
JUSTICE TRENDS magazine publishes the third issue, and it features an exclusive interview with Belgium’s Minister of Justice, Koen Geens, on the cover. Throughout the interview, the political leader of the Belgian Justice explains the developments he has carried out in to streamline the sector’s activity and performance, speaking of the
R2PRIS presented at the 2nd Criminal Justice Summer Course in Barcelona
The R2PRIS Multi-level radicalisation prevention in prisons has been presented at the second Criminal Justice Summer Course, in Barcelona. This Summer Course took place, from the 3rd until the 6th of July 2018, at the Centre for Legal Studies and Specialised Training. This year’s theme was radicalisation and violent extremism.
Lisbon: International Conference on Radicalisation in Prisons
The International Conference “R2PRIS Radicalisation Prevention in Prisons” took place in Lisbon, Portugal, on the 3rd of July, 2018. IPS_Innovative Prisons Systems and BSAFE LAB (UBI Beira Interior University) – in collaboration with the Portuguese Prison and Probation Administration – were the organisers of the event. The conference was attended by
MenACE: mental health, ageing and palliative care training in Lisbon
The training was attended by a total of 34 practitioners from different penitentiary administrations, namely 15 from Portugal, 13 from Romania, and 6 from Belgium. The third MenACE project’s training event took place in Lisbon, from the 25th to the 29th of June 2018. The presented and discussed topics included geriatrics
23rd Council of Europe Conference of Prison and Probation DGs
“Working together effectively: management and co-operation models between prison and probation services” was this years theme. The 23rd Council of Europe Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services (CDPPS) took place on the 19th and 20th of June 2018, in Johvi, Estonia. The 23rd Council of Europe Conference of