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RAN Prison and Probation Working Group: call for co-chairs

The RAN Prison and Probation working group is looking for a new co-chair, to work alongside Mr Finn Grav. This group brings together practitioners from the sector, such as prison staff, governors, psychiatrists, chaplains and probation staff. The working group supports them in their prevention work. Topics to be addressed in 2017 include: the prosecution of returnees, the role of religion and the development of probation tools. We are looking for a co-chair with specific expertise in the probation field. Please find more information on the profile and the work of this group in this call.

Apply for the position
The European Commission and the RAN CoE invite prison and probation professionals who have current tasks and responsibilities directly connected or related to the prevention of radicalisation to register their interest to co-chair. If you match the profile and your organisation supports your application, we welcome you to
register your interest and fill in the template by 15 April 2017. Forms should be submitted to applications@radareurope.nl. For more information, please contact Maarten van de Donk (m.vandedonk@radaradvies.nl).

 

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