PO21 Expert Interviews: Bart Van Den Langenbergh, Beveren Prison Director José Santos March 23, 2023

PO21 Expert Interviews: Bart Van Den Langenbergh, Beveren Prison Director

Bart Van Den Langenbergh, Prison Director in the high-tech prison of Beveren in Belgium, speaks the challenges of the PO daily work and the related competences that are expected from them. He argues for the need of providing PO’s with adequate training and respect. Interview in the scope of the project PO21 – European Prison Officers for the 21st Century, at the PO21 Final Conference.

The PO21 Final Conference took place in Lisbon, Portugal, on January 26th 2023.

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European Prison Officers for the 21st Century

The PO21 project is led by BSAFE LAB – Law Enforcement, Justice and Public Safety Research and Technology Transfer Lab, Beira Interior University (Portugal) in partnership with IPS_Innovative Prison Systems (Portugal), the Bremen Senate of Justice and Constitution (Germany), the Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services (DGRSP, Portugal), the Federal Public Service Justice (Belgium), the National Trade Union of Prison Workers (SNPP, Romania), the National Trade Union of the Prison Guard Corps (SNCGP, Portugal), and the Stichting Foundation ICPA Office in Europe (The Netherlands).
 

For further information about this project, please visit the PO21 website.