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INTEGRA: Over 60 professionals in second short-term staff training
Holistic radicalisation prevention approach across communities and correctional settings, on second event targeting staff training. From the 2nd to the 6th of December, over 60 professionals from prison and probation administrations, research centres and NGOs from Portugal, France, Bulgaria and Greece gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria. This event, hosted by the
PRE-RIGHTS project: A more balanced approach to pre-trial detention
Towards a judicial and police cooperation in line with the provisions of the EU Security Agenda on prevention. On December 3rd, 2019 in Trieste, Italy, IPS and our partners met for the first project meeting of PRE-RIGHTS “Assessing impact and performance of preventive measures on EU Directives and Framework Decisions”.
WayOut steering meeting : Building a common framework to evaluate Exit programmes
The third Steering Committee meeting of the WayOut project was held on November 25 and 26 in Brussels, an event hosted by the Federal Public Service of Justice (Belgian Prison Service). Besides IPS_Innovative Prison Systems and the host organisation, representatives from the BSAFE LAB of University of Beira Interior (Portugal),
RE[ENTER]: International professionals meet for staff training
Improving the reintegration of offenders through enhancing the skills and efficacy of the professionals who work with prisoners and ex-prisoners. Twenty seven professionals from Portugal, Greece, Spain, Italy, Finland, Romania, and Cyprus met in Tampere, Finland, over five days, between 18th and 22nd of November 2019, for the second short-term
Challenge it! Combating Youth Extremism
Raising awareness about similarities and differences in participants’ national contexts and subjective perceptions. On the first week of November, Innovative Prison Systems, participated in a training programme in Utrecht entitled Challenge it! Exploring Approaches for Combating Youth Extremism, dedicated to fostering debate on current issues such as youth radicalisation and
PPROMPT – Peer Pro-Social Modeling in Probation comes to an end
The event aimed at promoting the project and engaging both the European and the national key-stakeholders and experts. On the 6th and 7th November partners from Turkey, Portugal and Romania gathered in Ankara for the closing ceremony of PPROMPT – Peer Pro-Social Modeling in Probation. PPROMPT aimed to structure a
PRE-TRIAD project on pre-trial detention gets support from DG JUST
“Alternative PRE-TRIAL Detention measures: Judicial awareness and cooperation towards the realisation of common standards” focuses on the development of common standards, with respect to fundamental rights, on the application of pre-trial detention in Europe. The project gets support from DG JUST – the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, of the
LEADCOR- Occupational stress reduction in correctional settings
Aiming to reduce occupational stress levels inside prisons by enhancing the transversal skills, such as leadership and stress management, of prisons’ frontline and technical staff. LEADCOR – Leadership development for occupational stress reduction in correctional settings project has been approved for funding by Erasmus + programme. The project will contribute
ActiveGames4Change: Implementation progress in discussion
Sport and physical activity learning environment for citizenship, emotional, social and e-competences training. The second transnational meeting of ActiveGames4Change project took place in Izmir, Turkey, on the 17th and 18th of October 2019 at Anemon Fuar Hotel. Representatives from the partner countries (the United Kingdom, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, Turkey and