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IPS/CGL: Innovation in the Justice Sector: Outsourcing Services, Bucharest
Private sector involvement in the criminal justice arena has recently grown in the European correctional landscape. CGL Companies with the support of the US Embassy in Bucharest, the Romanian Senate Legal Committee, the Romanian Ministry of Justice, and the Romanian Prison Service organized in Bucharest the thematic roundtable “Innovation in
For cultural change in prisons – Credem in Schimbare project closing conference
Knowledge and good practice transfer regarding prison management innovation and criminal justice system reform. Representatives of prison systems from Portugal, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, Czech Republic and Norway together with over one hundred specialists of the romanian penitentiary system participated last October at the closing conference of the “Credem in Schimbare” (
EISALP: Support for Adult Learning Professionals in Justice
Qualify Just/IPS is a partner of “EIS-ALP: European Induction Support for Adult Learning Professionals to the Correctional Criminal Justice System“, a project funded by the European Commission. EIS ALP project is set from the principle of finding out what it is that a prison educator has to do that is
IPS in EPEA’s “In-Prison Education for Rehabilitation and Resettlement”
The presentations by Pedro das Neves focused on “Prison work and industries” and “technology enhanced learning” in correctional systems. Pedro das Neves from QJ/IPS Innovative Prison Systems participated as guest lecturer at the “In-Prison Education for Rehabilitation and Resettlement” course organized by the European Prison Education Association (Malta branch) and
Itinerariul Dialog project: Social dialog and cooperation in prison services
EPSU, the European Federation of Public Services Unions held its Prison Services Network meeting in Bucharest on the 25-26 September 2013. This meeting was hosted by SNLP, EPSU’s Romanian affiliate, in the framework of the project “itinerariul dialog”. The meeting started on Wednesday 25 September at 09h00 and ended on
Digital games for learning and development – GREAT Conference on games and TEL
The conference allowed the contact with the Game Based Learning method and to discover new trends in Europe on the development of structured learning development of behavioral skills using digital games. The IPS team has participated at the “GREAT Conference on games and TEL” held in Lisbon last 15th and
Workshop on work and entrepreneurship in prison context
Portugal | A working session to reflect on work and entrepreneurship in prison context took place on the 23rd of April 2013 in Sintra organized by IPS/Qualify Just, Ubique Partnerships (UK) and DGRSP (the Portuguese Prison and Probation System). The session was composed by two parts, the first one consisting
Best thesis and research paper award for the advancement of corrections and probation
“2014 best thesis and research paper award for the advancement of corrections and probation systems” Starting from 2013, QUALIFY JUST IT Solutions and Consulting (IPS_Innovative Prison Systems) jointly with the European Association for Social Innovation recognize university top recent M.A., M.Phil., M.B.A. and Ph.D. graduates and academic researchers by presenting
Reintegration of foreign prisoners – 2012 Conference of Directors of Prison Administration
Promoting the latest Council of Europe standards in the area and to discuss the tasks of prison and probation services related to the treatment, preparation for release and reintegration of foreign prisoners. Pedro das Neves, board member of IPS participated as observer at the 17th Council of Europe Conference of