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The JUSTICE TRENDS Magazine features interviews with Ministers of Justice, Directors-General of prison and probation administrations and exclusive content about contemporary best practices in the Criminal Justice sector. This way, we keep the justice community informed about the latest trends and developments in executing justice globally.
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Stories on Training and Development
Prison officers for the 21st century: Innovative project can put Europe on the right path when it comes to training
We’re now a step closer to improving, harmonising and recognising prison officers’ training across the EU. Close to 100 participants, including leaders of national prison services, prison governors, prison officers, heads of training academies, and researchers gathered to learn more about and discuss issues around the education and training of European prison officers.
Social work in the EU: Crises urge improving professionals’ training
The EU needs to harmonise social workers’ education, training, and action modalities. The profession is not limited to an assisting role, so the training and education of social workers should cover topics around empowerment and self-determination. A transnational initiative emerged from this need, aimed at developing new training methods and content adapted to current and future social evolution and challenges.
Corrections’ professionals gathered to improve POs’ vocational training
As a tailor-made product demands, the end-users were called to test, provide feedback and adjust a training programme for European prison officers. The initiative’s consortium that is developing the programme was able to finetune it according to practical needs through a series of workshops.
Strengthening competencies and promoting Restorative Justice in probation
With a focus on Restorative Justice, a European expert group is developing a flexible and multidisciplinary Vocational Education and Training (VET) model for probation services and practitioners.
Enhancing leadership skills to reduce occupational stress in prisons
Prison officers, managing directors, and union representatives gathered to explore a transnational initiative aiming to develop leadership competencies in prisons. This training has the potential to mitigate stressful circumstances for staff, inmates, and their families.
Standardising the European prison officer profile to increase professional mobility
To promote qualification standards across Europe, a selected group of prison staff contributed to designing an innovative training programme for prison officers.