Annual conference of European Penitentiary Training Academies in Network ”The role of training the staff in radicalization aspects and in working with detainees with disabilities”

Title

Annual conference of European Penitentiary Training Academies in Network ”The role of training the staff in radicalization aspects and in working with detainees with disabilities”

Main organization

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Partners/Supporters

National Training School for Penitentiary Agents

Sponsor/Funds programme

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Target

Penitentiary representatives from 16 countries  - Austria, Norway, Sweden, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Turkey, Belgium, Catalonia, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Poland and Romania.

Objectives

  • development of a directing board to involve EPTAN more actively in various projects, initiatives, studies
  • signing a cooperation agreement with EuroPris
  • including new members in the network (Czech Republic)

Operational context

European community of professionals that works in the field of justice.

Main activities

  • addressing the problem of radicalisation and the custody of detainees with mental illness
  • presentation of the Radicalisation and Extremist Violence Guidance

Duration

14-18 November 2016, Kalisz, Poland

Attachments

Website

http://www.coe.int/en/web/prison/conferences/-bucharest-2015-20conference-directors-prison-probation-services