On 3rd February 2025, CEP Secretary General Jana Spero Kamenjarin and CEP Board Member Daniel Danglades had the privilege of visiting the CEP member organization, Malta Probation and Parole Service.
As Associate Partner, CEP supports the 5th World Congress on Justice With Children : Advancing Child-Centred Justice: Preventing and Responding to Violence Affecting Children in Child Justice Systems. June 2-4, 2025 in Madrid, Spain & Hybrid
The 5th World Congress on Justice With Children will bring together key stakeholders from around the world to explore child-centred justice approaches, address systemic challenges, and propose innovative solutions to prevent and respond to violence against children in justice systems.
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With more than 30 participants present CEP started its first webinar of 2025 on Thursday 23 January. This session explored penalties and alternative punitive measures to imprisonment within the Polish justice system, offering valuable insights and practical examples to participants from across Europe.
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What do criminal offenders need to turn their lives around? And what do victims need to find closure after experiencing crime?
These important questions are explored in a fascinating new interview on the YouTube channel Division_Y.
This time, the host sits down with Ulrike Stahlmann-Liebelt, the State Representative for Victim Protection in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
After the face-to-face meeting on November 2024 in Barcelona, on 15 January, the CEP Expert group on Mental Health in Probation held its first 2025 online meeting.
The experts of the group discussed its strategy, objectives, and outcomes, focusing on Developing a European Mental Health Curriculum for Probation Officers. The group agreed on the objectives of the training, including foundational knowledge, improving competence and confidence of probation officers, and enhancing the ability to interact effectively with service users presenting mental health issues.
The group will continue its work along this year and will be able to present first results at the end of 2025 – beginning 2026.
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CEP continues its series of webinars on key topics in probation. Building on the 2024 webinar series, which explored alternatives to detention, radicalisation and violent extremism, volunteers, technology, and assessment, CEP will offer its members and all professionals interested in probation practical insights and expertise.
The 2025 webinars will focus specifically on alternatives to detention, radicalization, and assessment, providing first-hand knowledge and experiences in these crucial areas.
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