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A safe return to society as a goal: how can we achieve it?
// Interview: Gerard Bakker Director-General of the National Agency of Correctional Institutions (DJI), The Netherlands JT:…
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The Polish prison modernisation programme as a turning point
// Interview: General Jacek Kitliński Director General of the Prison Service, Poland JT: Could you please…
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From plan to action: the recent probation service of Slovenia
// Interview: Danijela Mrhar Prelić MSc., Director of the National Probation Service, Slovenia JT: What was…
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Slovak prison service looking to the future
// Interview: General Milan Ivan Director General of the Prison and Court Guards Corps, Slovakia JT:…
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Similarities between the ‘Ndrangheta mafia children and the young people who have turned to radicalisation
// Interview: Giuseppe Spadaro Judge, President of the Juvenile Court of Bologna, Former President of the Lamezia…
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RAN P&P: A working group dedicated to the issue of radicalisation in correctional settings in Europe and beyond
// Interview: Torben Adams, Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) Co-chair Prison and Probation Working Group (P&P), RAN, European…
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Prison intelligence: contributions of decision-makers from Belgium, Canada and Argentina
Rudy Van De Voorde Director General of the Belgian Prison Service At no other time in the…
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The global risk of radicalisation in prisons
The risk of prison radicalisation is a real and potent danger in correctional facilities across the globe.…
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Restorative justice beyond the emergency caused by terrorism
Prison, terrorism and emergency are causing a vicious circle and a dangerous situation in Europe, which is…
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Towards a holistic approach to deradicalisation
The aim of this paper is to argue that a sustainable approach to deradicalisation must take on…
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Radicalisation, dynamic security, technologies and other focal points of Bremen’s correctional system
// Interview: Sebastian Schulenberg Director General of Prison and Probation, Senator for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Bremen,…
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AWARE European Arrest Warrant
The AWARE EAW project aims at increasing the cooperation between EU Member States using two Framework Decisions…
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The Swiss correctional system: the complex challenge of harmonisation
// Interview: Ronald Gramigna Head of the Execution of Sentences and Measures Unit, Federal Office of Justice,…
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The Hungarian correctional system on the path to modernisation
// Interview: Major General Dr Tamás Tóth Director General of the Hungarian Prison Service JT: Prison overcrowding…
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Code4000: a prison project that yields tech jobs to prisoners
Code4000 is a UK-based community interest project set up with a clear mission to provide industry-specific coding…
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Using technology to promote desistance in Northern Ireland: “Changing Lives” Mobile App
Context Citizens in Northern Ireland (NI) have embraced advances in technology. The most recent research states that…
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New experimental lab of penitentiary forensics in Italy
Context & Problem Research shows that while the number of crimes has declined, the number of prisoners…
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The Italian juvenile and community justice in transition
// Interview: Gemma Tuccillo Head of the Department of Juvenile and Community Justice, Ministry of Justice, Italy …
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The challenges and opportunities of the Italian penitentiary system
// Interview: Francesco Basentini Director General of the Penitentiary Department, Italy JT: Five years ago, Italy began…
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A leadership of proximity with eyes on solutions and continuous improvement
// Interview: Jana Špero Assistant Minister, Directorate for Prisons and Probation, Ministry of Justice, Croatia JT: You…
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Doha Declaration: the interrelation and reciprocal reinforcement between the Rule of Law and sustainable development
// Interview: Dimitri Vlassis Chief coordinator of the programme for the implementation of the Doha Declaration United…
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Yellow Ribbon Run: there is a better future on the horizon for those who have been in prison
You have a kid that you have taken care of your whole life, and suddenly he/she ends…
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Highlights of the European Commission’s Conference on Radicalisation in Prisons
On the 27th February 2018, the European Commission (EC) and the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of…
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Electronic monitoring as an intermediate punitive territory
Best practices show that electronic monitoring (EM) can be an interesting tool, especially if used to serve…
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Strategic planning and the development of the Belgian correctional system
// Interview: Koen Geens Minister of Justice, Belgium JT: In recent decades, the Belgian justice system has…
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More short prison sentences or alternatives: which way do we go?
In the last 40 years, one of the main concerns for prison administrations was the reduction of…
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Correctional reform in France: more prison places, less incarcerations
// Interview: Stéphane Bredin Director General of the Prison Administration, France JT: What is the situation resulting…
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The Catalan prison work model in times of transition
// Interview: Juan Torres López Director General of CIRE – Centre for Reintegration Initiatives, Catalonia, Spain …
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A model system for its sense of mission and high recruitment standards
// Interview: Joerg Jesse Director General, Prison and Probation Administration of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany JT: Unlike…
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The untouchable social work principles of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation probation system
// Interview: Annie Devos Director General of the Houses of Justice, Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Belgium JT: A document…
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The weight of history in a correctional system in transition
// Interview: Priit Kama Deputy Secretary-General for Prisons, Estonia JT: Although Estonia has a high prison population…
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The Spanish penitentiary system: changes to comply with European regulations and current challenges
// Interview: Ángel Yuste Castillejo Secretary General of Penitentiary Institutions, Spain JT: What are the main…
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Council for Penological Cooperation of the Council of Europe: developing standards for prison and probation services
// Interview: Vivian Geiran President of the Council for Penological Cooperation (PC-CP) of the Council of Europe…
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Serbia’s judicial reform: the strategy to get closer to joining the European Union
// Interview: Nela Kuburovic Minister of Justice, Republic of Serbia // JT: We have learned that Serbia’s…
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Promoting a more cohesive legal space in Ibero-America and beyond
// Interview: Arkel Benítez Mendizábal Secretary-General of COMJIB, Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Ibero-American Countries…
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Radicalisation: Finding regional solutions for regional challenges – Developing learning hubs in Central Europe and the Balkans
Today, across Europe, numerous countries are dealing with the growing threat of radicalisation. While much has been…
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Addressing new learning solutions for foreign inmates in EU prisons
According to the statistics of the Council of Europe, the total prison population in the European Union…
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Cellmade: Reducing Recidivism through Work in Prisons
// Interview: Kathleen Van De Vijver and Tine Verhenne Belgian Prison Service JT: What is CELLMADE and…
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The decriminalization of drug use in Portugal and its impact in the criminal justice system
// Interview: Joao Goulão, MD Director General of SICAD, the Portuguese Service in Addiction Behaviours and Dependencies …
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