The final webinar of 2024, focused on the topic of assessment, was held on Thursday, November 21. The session was led by Secretary General Jana Spero Kamenjarin and emphasized the critical role of assessment in probation work. Guest speaker Mr. Gio Namchevadze, representing Georgia’s National Agency for Crime Prevention, Execution of Non-Custodial Sentences, and Probation, underscored that while RNA tools are valuable, they cannot substitute the expertise of probation specialists, who are essential for ensuring the accuracy and quality of assessments.
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- 18 January 2024 – Women’s problem-solving court sentence as an alternative to custody by Fiona Deacon, HMPPS, England and Wales
https://www.cep-probation.org/recap-webinar-on-alternatives-to-detention/ - 21 March 2024 – Between religion and extremism – strategies for working with radicalised individuals by Cuma Ülger, Violence Prevention Network gGmbH, Germany
https://www.cep-probation.org/extremism/ - 16 May 2024 – Volunteer Probation Service in Austria by Katrin Koller, NeuStart, Austria and Introduction of the EU Funded project – CoPPer by Melinda Lewis, Reclassering Nederland, The Netherlands
https://www.cep-probation.org/recap-webinar-on-volunteers/ - 19 September 2024 – The Practice Recommendations regarding technologies in probation- Pia Andersson, Chair of the Expert Group (Prison and Probation Service of Finland), along with member David A. Raho (HMPPS, England and Wales)
https://www.cep-probation.org/recap-webinar-on-technology/
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