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Circles: Together for Safety

The aim of the Circles project: to study the conditions for the successful introduction of an innovative and effective method to monitor sex offenders in the community.

 

Countries involved: the Netherlands, Belgium, UK

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Our knowledge of Sexual Offenders

The reintegration of sex offenders usually causes a lot of commotion. They are unwelcome in every community. However, the recidivism rate of sex offenders in general is considerably lower than other types of offenders. The reaction of the criminal justice systems to sex offending in Europe varies greatly. CEP aims to share experiences between CEP-members and to produce an overview of the assessment tools, risk management, treatment and other interventions for sex offenders across the different probation organisations throughout Europe.
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Probation in Europe

New Release: Forensic Social Work – Supporting Desistance

13/11/2025

This book, Forensic Social Work – Supporting Desistance, has been released by Routledge. It is a practice-oriented resource exploring how forensic social work can support desistance and foster meaningful change in the lives of justice-involved individuals.

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Probation in Europe

New Vodcast Episode: Stephan Leißner on Event-Based Group Work in Probation

13/11/2025

The 16th episode of Division_Y features Stephan Leißner, a public probation and parole officer at the Coburg Regional Court in Bavaria, Germany.

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Probation in Europe, Projects

CoPPer Project Final Conference: A Celebration of Collaboration, Impact and Inspiration

10/11/2025

On 6 November 2025, the CoPPer Final Project Conference took place at Het Nutshuis in The Hague, the Netherlands, marking a milestone in European cooperation and innovation in the field of probation. The event brought together 66 participants representing jurisdictions from Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, Portugal, Netherlands, Romania, Estonia, as well as Türkiye and Japan. A clear sign of the growing international interest in the CoPPer project and its outcomes.

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Probation outside Europe

CEP at the 27th ICPA Conference in Istanbul

05/11/2025

CEP SG Jana Spero Kamenjarin attended the 27th International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Conference, held in Istanbul, Türkiye. The conference brought together professionals, researchers, and policy experts from around the world to share insights and best practices. There were approximately 700 participants and the conference program consisted of 151 presentations.

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New DG JUSTICE Newsletter on funding opportunities & funded projects is out.

03/11/2025

The latest edition of the DG JUSTICE Newsletter is now out, packed with funding opportunities and funded projects!

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Newsletter October 2025 out now

30/10/2025

CEP’s latest newsletter is out now! Articles on the CEP conference: Public Perception of Probation, Expert Network Meeting on Education and Training,  CEP Calls for EM expert group, CEP awards and more.>> Read here

 

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