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CEP at the APPA Winter Academy 2025
From January 26–29, 2025, Iuliana Carbunaru, CEP Vice President, represented CEP at the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) Winter Training Institute in Las Vegas, USA. With nearly 2,000 participants, the event provided a valuable platform for exchanging knowledge and best practices in probation and parole.
On January 27, CEP hosted the workshop Building International Bridges: Supporting Better Lives, where Iuliana shared insights on CEP’s efforts in international cooperation and their positive impact on probation services across Europe. On the same occasion, Pia Andersson, CEP Board Member, joined live from Helsinki to present on electronic monitoring, highlighting the work of the CEP Expert Group on Technology and recent developments in the field across Europe. Key topics included strategies for integrating electronic monitoring into probation in an effective and balanced manner, ensuring it supports rehabilitation without leading to net widening.
Engaging with colleagues from probation and parole services across the U.S. reinforced the importance of international collaboration. Under the Affiliation Agreement between CEP and APPA, we continue to strengthen our shared commitment to improving probation and parole practices worldwide.
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CEP annual report
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Bringing together more than 100 member organisations across 42 countries and 59 jurisdictions, CEP continued to serve as a central platform for knowledge exchange, professional development, and collaboration within the European criminal justice field.
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Electronic monitoring
Electronic Monitoring in Europe: Insights from the 13th Electronic Monitoring conference Questionnaire
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The 13th Electronic Monitoring (EM) conference Questionnaire has now been released, offering a comprehensive overview of how EM is applied across Europe today.ion.
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New CEP member: Guernsey Probation Service
25/03/2026
In recent weeks, CEP has interviewed individual members and representatives of the new member organisations that joined CEP at the beginning of 2026. In these interviews, the new member organisations or individual members will share information on why they decided to become members, how they would like to contribute to the development of CEP and many more.
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Recap: CEP and APPA webinar
25/03/2026
Confederation of European Probation (CEP) and American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) hosted the second joint webinar on 24 March 2026, this time on “Integrity of Performance: Ensuring Meaningful and Ethical Outcomes”.
The overarching theme of integrity of performance was explored through two distinct perspectives on this fundamental concept.
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