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Change complexity: Why reforms in community corrections often fail

This article by Dr Danielle Rudes analyses community corrections reform, arguing that successful reform hinges on gaining buy-in from those who implement it. Read More

Leveraging technology for prisoners’ rehabilitation: UNICRI’s report on ‘Digital Rehabilitation in Prisons’

Discover the key insights from UNICRI's latest report, showcasing how digital technologies can transform prisoner rehabilitation. Read More

Can Video Visitation Reduce Recidivism? The experience of Minnesota, United States

A detailed study on the effects of access to video visitation in prison in the recidivism rate of individuals after their release. Read More

Achieving digital maturity in prisons: A Study on Digital Readiness

Digital transformation requires a holistic approach that includes the right culture, leadership, processes, and capabilities. Discover a model that aims to measure how ready organisations are to embark on this process successfully. Read More

Extremist offender rehabilitation: Innovative, multiple and overlapping approaches as the path to success

Presenting a new and innovative European initiative built on best practices. Read More
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New Software to Access the World Prison Brief Dataset: The prisonbrief Statistical Package∗

Danilo Freire & Robert Myles McDonnell The World Prison Brief Dataset (WPB) provides a unique source of information about the... Read More

CIRA Critical Incidents Readiness Assessment

What is CIRA? CIRA is an organisational risk assessment tool that aims to raise awareness about risks and support prison... Read More

Challenges, Profile, Competencies and Training of the European Prison Officer of the 21st Century: a quick view over the PO21 Sector Skills Alliance

  Prison officers in Europe In Europe[1], there are nowadays, more than 588 940 citizens under the custody of the... Read More
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FAIRNESS Implementation of the Stockholm’s Roadmap in cases of terrorism and radicalisation

The FAIRNESS project promotes a balanced harmonisation of the Member States’ (MS) legal practices in relation to the implementation of... Read More
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PRE-RIGHTS Assessing the impact and performance of preventive measures on EU Directives and Framework Decisions

The PRE-RIGHTS project promotes a balanced approach to judicial and police cooperation, in line with the provisions of the EU’s... Read More
R4JUST radicalisation prevention project

R4JUST Radicalisation Prevention Competences’ Development Programme for Justice Professionals

The R4JUST project aims to prevent and reduce the risk of radicalisation and violent extremism inside prisons by exploring a... Read More

AWARE European Arrest Warrant

The AWARE EAW project aims at increasing the cooperation between EU Member States using two Framework Decisions (FDs) in particular:... Read More
Radicalisation prevention r2pris

Multi-level in-prison radicalisation prevention certification programme

Virtual reality for drug rehabilitation in probation project

Using advanced virtual reality technology for treating drug addiction in prison and probation settings

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Public Acceptability Survey on the Prisoners’ Access to Digital Technology: Emerging Results

By Dr Victoria Knight and Dr Lee Hadlington De Montfort University, United Kingdom Earlier this year we announced the launch... Read More

MenACE Mental Health, Ageing and Palliative Care in European Prisons

Mental health conditions are especially prevalent among the incarcerated population, which presently amounts to about 10 million, worldwide. These mental... Read More

PPROMPT Peer Pro-Social Modeling in Probation

Peer training is increasingly needed, especially for disadvantaged groups. The placement of offenders in peer-support roles is also increasingly recommended... Read More

DIACEN The Dialogue Center – Taking further prisoners’ education projects

This project is based on the idea that it’s possible to increase social reintegration of offenders through dialogue when it... Read More

FRAME GANG European Framework of Competences for Community Professionals in Gang Environments

It is widely recognised that street gangs are connected with violence. Aggressive and violent youths are at greater risk of... Read More

ECOPRIS Ecological Economics in Prison Work Administration

Project partners BSAFE LAB law enforcement, justice and public safety research and technology transfer lab – Beira Interior University, Portugal... Read More

EIGEP European Interaction Guidelines for Education Professionals when working with Children in Juvenile Justice Contexts

EIGEP proposal focuses on reducing the disparities in the learning outcomes of the educational experience of a child within the... Read More

INTEGRA Integrated Community, Probation, and Prison Services Radicalisation Prevention Approach

This project strives to improve the transition process between prison and/or probation systems and the community for those at risk... Read More
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Multi-level in-Prison Radicalisation Prevention The R2PRIS approach and certification programme

The R2PRIS certification is a capacity building programme developed with the support of the European Commission and built as the... Read More

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