Future events

  • The third Transnational Project Meeting of R2PRIS will be held in Lillestrøm, Norway, on November 8th and 9th of 2016. Hosted by the Directorate of the Norwegian Correctional Service (KDI), the Agenda includes the presentation of activities done so far, a discussion of the upcoming project's activities and milestones, and a visit to Halden Prison. 

  • Curso de Desradicalizacion en las Prisiones Españolas / De-radicalization course in Spanish prisons. Málaga,  16-18th November 2016. ACAIP together with the SOCIETY AND JUSTICE FOUNDATION are organizing a course at the Faculty of Communication of Málaga named  “Communication estrategies, early warning and intervention: contributions for deradicalization in Spanish prisons.” Registrations from 19 October to 11 November 2016.​

  • The XVIII World Congress of Criminology. Delhi NCR, India, 15-19th December 2016. This year the conference will focus on Urbanization, Globalization, Development and Crime: Opportunities and Challenges of the XXI century. Some of the principle topics for the 18th World Congress on Criminology are Extremism, Terrorism & Warfare: Mass Violence and its Impact on Society, The Victimization of Vulnerable Populations: Crimes against Women, Children, the Elderly & Minorities, The Politics of Crime: The Role of Crime and Terrorism in National & International Decisions & Interventions.​

R2pris events

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Past events

  • ​European City & Public Security Summit, London, 5-6 October 2016.​ ​The Summit will address the most significant threats facing the EU and its citizens, risks to cities, industries and major events and will provide strategies to be better prepared to detect and respond to hostile intent, or a terror attack. It will bring together policy makers and leading experts from the private and public sector, including former and current police and counter terrorism services and the heads of Security of some of Europe’s largest sports, leisure, retail and public attractions.
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  • OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference 2016: Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism, Berlin, 31 May - 1 June 2016.  More than 300 experts from across the OSCE region gathered for the annual OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference, which  focused on preventing and countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (VERLT). 
    Participants discussed how to deal with returning foreign terrorist fighters and possible ways for their re-integration into society. The Conference also offered a forum for exchange on international trends concerning the fight against terrorism, focusing especially on the role of youth and women.​​​​

  • Radicalization and Violent Extremism Conference, Barcelona, April 26, 2016.  EuroPris organized with its partners of the Criminal Justice Platform, CEP and EFRJ, and with support of the Centre for Legal Studies of the Ministry of Justice of Catalonia a conference on RADICALIZATION AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM. ​​

  • International Conference on Deradicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 25, 2016.​ Local communities should be more active in programs aimed at ending violent extremism, top government officials told an international conference convened in Kuala Lumpur to help counter the Islamic State’s (IS) radical views.
    By working with communities, governments can help nip IS-perpetrated violence in the bud and hasten the rehabilitation of militants jailed for their deadly actions, the officials said on Monday, the opening day of the two-day conference on "Deradicalization and Countering Violent Extremism" hosted by Malaysia.

  • International Experts’ Conference: “RADICALISATION AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM – Disengagement, prevention, monitoring” (Barcelona, Spain – 14 October 2015). Radicalisation and the dangers caused by extremists to European countries are a paramount concern of the criminal justice system.  This international conference for experts in the field offered an opportunity to review the development of interventions and set the agenda for future collaborative work. 
    Download:  Conference Summary Reports & Notes (EuroPris website) | Conference Presentations (EuroPris website)

  • High-level ministerial conference: The criminal justice response to radicalisation (Brussels, Belgium – 19 October 2015)  The Conference will facilitate the exchange of views on effective interventions, management and sentencing practices to prevent the spread of radicalised ideas inside and outside prisons in the European Union, which could lead to acts of terrorism. The discussions will contribute to finding responses in the criminal justice sector on how to deal with this sensitive and complex problem.
    Download: Conference Report | Background document | Workshop 1 & Workshop 2
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  • Conference on fight against radicalisation in prisons leading to terrorism, BUCHAREST,  9-10 JUNE: Directors of prison and probation services from the 47 Council of Europe member states and the USA discussed measures to counter radicalisation in prisons leading to violent extremism and terrorism. The Council of Europe Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services, with the theme “Radicalisation and other strategic challenges,”  also discussed challenges in managing prisons and probation services during economic crises, the use of new technologies in prison and the effects on children of the incarceration of their parents.