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CEP’s latest newsletter is out now! Articles on the CoPPer Final Project Conference, New CEP report: The European Survey...
18/12/2025

CEP’s latest newsletter is out now! Articles on the CoPPer Final Project Conference, New CEP report: The European Survey of Probation Staff’s Stress and Morale, Check out the CEP Activity Calendar 2026 and more. >> Read here: https://ow.ly/taMi50XLwHF

How can professionals support desistance while effectively managing risk?In Forensic Social Work – Supporting Desistance...
18/12/2025

How can professionals support desistance while effectively managing risk?

In Forensic Social Work – Supporting Desistance, editors Jacqueline Bosker, Anneke Menger, and Vivienne de Vogel bring together scientific research and everyday professional practice to support those working with justice-involved individuals across Europe.

In this interview, they share the motivation behind the English edition, explore the book’s core themes, and discuss how its tools and approaches can be applied in daily forensic social work practice.

👉 A must-read for criminal justice and forensic social work professionals. https://ow.ly/lS2350XKsB3

The Winter Academy of the European Forum for Restorative Justice returns to Leuven for its 4th edition, offering two spe...
17/12/2025

The Winter Academy of the European Forum for Restorative Justice returns to Leuven for its 4th edition, offering two specialised, practice-oriented courses in restorative justice:
» Advanced Restorative Justice Skills
Learn from experienced victim–offender mediators Bie Vanseveren, Hilde Vanlommel, and Lisa Walters, all of whom bring extensive expertise in working with serious crime cases.
» Restorative Practices in Schools
Gain hands-on experience with restorative approaches in educational settings, guided by senior trainers and educators Chris Starker and Marion Virányi Fontan.
📅 2–6 February 2026
📍 Leuven, Belgium
🎟️ Early-bird registration available until 31 December 2025
More information:
https://www.euforumrj.org/4th-winter-academy-2026

Last week, on 10 December 2025, at the CEP Headquarters in Utrecht, CEP and RESCALED signed a Memorandum of Understandin...
16/12/2025

Last week, on 10 December 2025, at the CEP Headquarters in Utrecht, CEP and RESCALED signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The MoU was signed by Rogier Elshout, Chair of Rescaled and Jana Špero Kamenjarin, CEP Secretary General, with the signing ceremony attended by Helen De Vos, Rescaled Executive Director and Daniel Danglades, CEP Vice-President.

Through this partnership, both organizations will work together to develop joint activities, exchange expertise, and support initiatives that advance their shared objectives.

This MoU reflects a commitment to transparent communication and the creation of new opportunities for joint projects and broader community impact.

On 4–5 December 2025, CEP representatives Gerry McNally, Danijela Mrhar Prelić and Pia Andersson attended the ERA semina...
12/12/2025

On 4–5 December 2025, CEP representatives Gerry McNally, Danijela Mrhar Prelić and Pia Andersson attended the ERA seminar “Framework Decisions 2008/947/JHA and 2009/829/JHA and their Impact on Alternatives in the EU” in Vilnius. Read more: https://ow.ly/pzFc50XGRsQ

Members of the Expert Group on Technology met today to finish the Practice Recommendations regarding AI and Emerging Tec...
11/12/2025

Members of the Expert Group on Technology met today to finish the Practice Recommendations regarding AI and Emerging Technologies in Probation and to discuss the plan for the upcoming year.

The World Congress on Probation and Parole, will take place from 14 to 17 April 2026 and organized by Ministry of Immigr...
11/12/2025

The World Congress on Probation and Parole, will take place from 14 to 17 April 2026 and organized by Ministry of Immigration and Correction, Republic of Indonesia. The organizing committee is inviting you to contribute to the congress programme by providing a parallel session in English. You have until Saturday December 20, 2025 to submit proposals for parallel sessions. Learn more: https://ow.ly/QQg150XGLC1

CEP champions human rights because protecting dignity, fairness and equality is at the heart of effective probation. On ...
10/12/2025

CEP champions human rights because protecting dignity, fairness and equality is at the heart of effective probation. On 10 December, Human Rights Day, CEP celebrates the principle that everyone deserves respect and justice. Across Europe, CEP promotes social inclusion and supports the reintegration of people in contact with the criminal justice system. CEP strengthens community-based alternatives to imprisonment that reduce reoffending and build safer societies, advances professional and ethical probation practice, and connects practitioners, policymakers and researchers to share knowledge and promote humane justice. For CEP, justice is not only about punishment but also about opportunity, rehabilitation and respect for all.

On 9 December 2025, the CEP Office in Utrecht hosted the first face-to-face meeting of the Expert Group Chairs. The purp...
10/12/2025

On 9 December 2025, the CEP Office in Utrecht hosted the first face-to-face meeting of the Expert Group Chairs. The purpose of this meeting was to reintroduce the work of the Expert Groups and explore connections between work plans, opportunities for cooperation, and areas of common interest.

The European Commission has just published a new Call for Proposals for action grants supporting transnational projects ...
09/12/2025

The European Commission has just published a new Call for Proposals for action grants supporting transnational projects on judicial training. This is a great opportunity to make strategic use of EU funding to strengthen the capacities of justice professionals, fully aligned with the new EU Judicial Training Strategy.
link to the call page: https://ow.ly/oZ5950XG8Kx

CEP had the privilege of participating in the Turkish Probation System 20th Year International Congress, celebrating 20 ...
08/12/2025

CEP had the privilege of participating in the Turkish Probation System 20th Year International Congress, celebrating 20 years of the Probation Service in Türkiye, held from 1–3 December 2025 at ATGV in Antalya.

On this occasion, CEP Secretary General Jana Spero Kamenjarin delivered the keynote speech “Building Safe Communities: Strengthening Probation Through International Cooperation.”

The congress brought together 500+ participants from around the world, offering a valuable platform to exchange knowledge, share best practices, and reflect on the future of probation services. The diversity of perspectives once again highlighted the importance of international cooperation in strengthening community-based sanctions.

CEP thanks the Turkish colleagues for their warm hospitality and excellent organisation, and congratulates them on this important milestone and the impressive progress achieved over the past two decades.

Workshop on Transition from Prison to Probation📍 Barcelona | 2 to 3 December 2025CEP and EuroPris brought together 70 pr...
03/12/2025

Workshop on Transition from Prison to Probation
📍 Barcelona | 2 to 3 December 2025

CEP and EuroPris brought together 70 professionals from 22 European jurisdictions in Barcelona to explore continuity of care and control in the transition from prison to probation.

Day 1 focused on research and policy perspectives, with contributions from the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, and Spain, examining desistance, restorative justice, ageing in custody, and community based alternatives to prison.

Day 2 highlighted practice and cooperation on the ground, with national models presented by Estonia, Croatia, and Germany, alongside interactive sessions on trauma informed homes, prison and probation cooperation, and community participation in reintegration.

At the closing of the workshop, participants underlined a common conclusion
continuity of care and control requires shared responsibility across prisons, probation services, communities, and partners in order to support safer and more inclusive societies across Europe.

🙏 Thank you to the CEJFE-Departament de Justícia Center for Legal Studies and Specialized Training in Barcelona for their support in organising the workshop.
Read recap: https://cutt.ly/ituQx4uk

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