Croatian Ministry of Justice visit CEP office in Barcelona, Spain
On 5th February 2025, a delegation from the Croatian Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation – Directorate for Prison System and Probation visited the CEP office in Barcelona at the Centre for Legal Studies and Judicial Training.
The visit was carried out in the framework of an Erasmus + project called “Visibly rehabilitated” in which the activities are job shadowing for probation officers. Five professionals from Croatia visited the French Probation Service to see their treatment programs for Sex-offenders and five other professionals from Croatia visited the Justice Department of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalonia – Spain) to see the treatment programs for Gender-based violence cases both in Probation and in Prison, together with a visit to the CEP office and the Centre for Legal Studies and Judicial Training.
Continue readingCEP member visit to Malta Probation and Parole Service
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.
New Interview online: Oliver Hackbarth, Public Probation and Parole Officer
CEP introduces its Gender Equality and Diversity Policy
CEP supports the 5th World Congress on Justice With Children
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.
Continue readingRecap: CoPPer online meeting
Recap: Webinar om Alternatives to Detention
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.
Continue readingNew Interview Alert: Ulrike Stahlmann-Liebelt, State Representative for Victim Protection
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.
Meeting of the Expert Group on Mental Health in Probation
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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