On March 12, 2025, the Expert Group on Violent Extremism held an in-person meeting in Cologne, Vienna. Building on the discussions and progress made in 2024, the group convened to further develop an overview of best practices for preventive interventions targeting violent extremism among juveniles and young adults up to the age of 26 under probation.
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The latest Division_Y interview features Muck, who has decades of lived experience as both a prisoner and a client of probation services in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He shares his story, his beliefs, and his thoughts on how prison and probation services can improve.
📺 Watch now (German with English subtitles): https://youtu.be/1RL0Q5hZIM8
On Division_Y, experts and those with firsthand experience discuss what truly helps people move away from crime.
Next up: An interview with Franziska Brandt on the Wellenbrechen project, supporting children of prisoners and their families.
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CEP and EuroPris, the two network organisations gathering probation and prison services from across Europe, invite you to submit your proposals to present in the Workshop on Transition from Prison to Probation: Continuity of Care and Control which will take place on 2 and 3 December 2025 in Barcelona, Catalonia-Spain.
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The second face to face meeting of the Expert Group on Caseload and Workload took place on 19 February 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia. Building on the work completed in 2024, the group began developing guidelines to provide, among others, its professional advice on caseload and workload, their definitions as well as an overview of caseload and workload across Europe to the CEP member jurisdictions. The issue of caseload and workload is of significant concern for probation organizations throughout Europe, which are seeking effective solutions to manage the rising number of cases and the increasing workload associated with probation work.
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