Skip to content

News

CEP Secretary-General wraps up 2023 with a CEP member visit to Slovenian Probation Service

On December 22, 2023, CEP Secretary-General Jana Spero concluded the year with a visit to CEP member, The Probation Service in the Republic of Slovenia.

CEP SG visited the headquarters of the Probation Service in Ljubljana, where a warm welcome awaited from Director Dr. Danijela Mrhar Prelic, also a CEP Board member, and her dedicated team.

Dr Danijela Mrhar Prelic, Dr. Dominika Svarc Pipan and Jana Spero

 

Following the visit to the Slovenian Probation Administration, Jana participated in a meeting with the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Dominika Svarc Pipan. The meeting emphasized the excellent cooperation between Slovenia and CEP, with the Minister expressing strong support for probation at both national and international levels.

It is also crucial to highlight that in November 2023, Dr. Danijela Mrhar Prelic, Director of Slovenian Probation and CEP Board member, at the proposal of the Minister of Justice, received a Medal for outstanding work achievements or efforts. This recognition is for completing highly demanding projects in the field of justice in the Republic of Slovenia for the development of the Probation Service.

Dominika Svarc Pipan and Danijela Mrhar Prelic holding the “Medal for outstanding work achievements or efforts”

Related News

Keep up to date with the latest developments, stories, and updates on probation from across Europe and beyond. Find relevant news and insights shaping the field today.

Recap

Mental Health

Recap: Third CEP webinar on the new European Mental Health Curriculum

26/05/2026

On 21 May 2026, the Confederation of European Probation (CEP) hosted the webinar “The European Mental Health Curriculum for Probation Officers”, bringing together probation professionals, mental health experts, policymakers, and practitioners from across Europe to present an innovative training initiative aimed at strengthening mental health awareness and competencies within probation services.

New

Probation in Europe

New Vodcast Episode: Anke Spoorendonk on the Role of Probation in Justice Policy

21/05/2026

The 20th episode of Division_Y features Anke Spoorendonk, former State Minister of Justice in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, representing the Danish minority party SSW.

New

Mental Health

CEP publishes European Mental Health Training Curriculum for Probation Staff and launches Pilot Implementation Initiative

19/05/2026

In this article, you can explore the newly published European Mental Health Training Curriculum for Probation Officers, learn about the call for a national pilot implementation, and find details about the upcoming webinar on 21 May presenting the curriculum modules.

New

Mental Health

European Mental Health Week: strengthening probation practice through mental health

13/05/2026

This week, during Mental Health Awareness Week, the Confederation of European Probation is highlighting the importance of mental health in probation practice across Europe.

New
screenshot website krimdock

Probation in Europe, Research

Free Research Resource: KrimDok

12/05/2026

Looking for reliable criminological literature? KrimDok is a free online database developed by the University of Tübingen and supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

The database contains nearly 400,000 references to books, journal articles, reports, and other publications covering criminology and related fields such as criminal justice, psychology, sociology, education, and law. It draws on a specialist criminology library established in 1969, with a collection of around 150,000 titles, and includes indexed articles from more than 200 academic journals.

Reading corner

Violent Extremism

New newsletter available: EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation

11/05/2026

The latest edition of the EU Knowledge Hub newsletter brings together policy, research, and practice to address evolving radicalisation threats across Europe.

Subscribe to our bi-monthly email newsletter!