Recent news
Developing human capital in prisons – IDECOM workshop
Development and testing of new educational methods for training prison staff transversal skills. On Monday, 15th of February, IPS and the BSAFE LAB held the first from a series of workshops under the theme “Development of Human Capital in Prison Services”, as part of the IDECOM project – Innovation, Development
IPS and APROXIMAR develop training for volunteers in prisons
On February 5th 2016, APROXIMAR performed a pilot training in Lisbon for volunteers working in prisons, aiming to test the Training Program for Volunteers developed within JIVE project. This pilot training was developed in collaboration with DGRSP – Direção Geral de Reinserção e Serviços Prisionais (Portuguese Prison and Probation Service) and
IDECOM dissemination seminar in Ankara
On the 27th and 28th of January 2016 the third IDECOM Innovation, Development and Communication for a better education in Prison Systems project meeting took place in Ankara, Turkey, hosted by the Turkish Prison Administration. For further information about IDECOM click here or contact ips@prisonsystems.eu
Social and technological challenges of electronic monitoring
On December 18th 2015. the BSAFE LAB Law Enforcement, Justice and Public Safety Lab of Beira Interior University, supported by IPS, organized at the Engineering Faculty of that university a public reflection on “Social and Technological Challenges of Electronic Surveillance and Monitoring“. At the session Mr. José Demétrio, CEO of
IPS at the 10th Anniversary of the Turkish probation system, in Istanbul
More than 500 participants (academics, researchers, and professionals) from different disciplines, and from different countries, participated in the event. The “International 10th Anniversary Symposium of Turkish Probation” was held on 8-10th December 2015, in Istanbul, by the Turkish General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses, Ministry of Justice. The symposium aimed to
Facility management role in prisons’ security and inmates rehabilitation
IPS participated in the “9th Conference of Facility Management: focus on people and sustainability” organized by the Portuguese Association of Facility Management. On behalf of IPS, Mr. Pedro das Neves addressed the audience about the importance of good planning and maintenance of social infrastructures such as prisons, detention centers and
EIGEP: Improving the learning outcomes of education in juvenile settings
Searching for means to reduce the disparities in the learning outcomes of juvenile justice settings. Representatives from Portugal, Romania, United Kingdom and Lithuania met at the BSAFE LAB at Beira Interior University during two days (30th November-1st December, 2015) to discuss the reduction of disparities in the learning outcomes of
Open class on juvenile justice: “Children in the criminal justice system”
“Children in the criminal justice system: the responsibility of many, a priority of few” was the theme of the presentation. In the framework of the kick-off meeting of the EIGEP “European Interaction Guidelines for Education Professionals when working with Children in Juvenile Justice Learning Contexts” project promoted by the BSAFE
IPS to get ISO certification and EFQM Committed to Excellence recognition
With the launch of its “In Search of Excellence” internal project IPS_Innovative Prison Systems (Qualify Just IT Solutions and Consulting, LTD) team is preparing the organization both to be certified according to ISO 9001:2015 and to achieve EFQM Committed to Excellence recognition by the end of 2016. “ISO FDIS 9001