We would like  to draw your attention to some very interesting, high-quality conferences and workshops that will take place in the second half of 2015.

The 20th Council of Europe Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services)

Topic of this conference will be “Strategic Challenges for Prison and Probation Services”.  The main aim is to share information on how to manage prisons and probation services in times of economic crisis, cuts in staff and activitiesAn important topic will also be radicalisation of detainees and the role of prison and probation services in dealing with this problem.

9 – 10 June, Bucharest, Romania

International Institute for Restorative Practices: From dream to Reality: Dawning of a New Social Science

The conference will especially highlight the possibilities for restorative practices beyond formal restorative justice in a wide range of settings and countries. Morning plenary sessions and afternoon breakout sessions will feature pioneers and practitioners from around the world.

10 -12 June, Budapest, Hungary

European Forum for Restorative Justice Summer School
The bi-annual Summer School organised by the European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ) will take place in Lisbon (Portugal) from 13 to 17 July 2015. This year the theme will be the EU Victims Directive 2012, with a focus on challenges and opportunities for RJ.

13 July, Lisbon, Portugal

Second World Congress on Community Corrections

The purpose of the conference, organised by  The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) and the International Community Corrections Association (ICCA),
is to bring together community corrections leadership professionals from all corners of the world to share effective practices, promising initiatives and challenges faced in providing services to those being supervised by justice systems.

14 – 16 July, Los Angeles, United States

CEP international conference on Restorative Justice

CEP and the Probation and Mediation Service of the Czech Republic (who will be celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2015) will jointly organise a conference focused on the use of restorative justice during probation, the use of mediation between offender and victim during the criminal proceeding and counselling, and the support and cooperation for the victim within the probation service.

23 – 25 September, Prague, Czech Republic

CEP Vice-President Sue Hall attended the 9th  Meeting of the Council for Penological Co-operation held in Strasbourg, 22-24 April 2015. Main topic was the development of an early draft of Guidelines on the role prison and probation services can play in dealing with radicalisation and violent extremism.’

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EuroVista Volume 3, Number 3 will soon be available at the website http://euro-vista.org/  EuroVista is a journal on probation matters in Europe and aims to provide readers with an accessible, scholarly and relevant source of information on probation research and practice development for both academics and practitioners.Articles from this latest issues and from previous volumes can be downloaded free of charge.

While it has taken a bit longer than we had hoped to bring this issue to publication, the editors are confident that we have another excellent collections of articles to present.

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