European Penitentiary Training Academies Network
In the new European Judicial Training Strategy for 2021-2024, the prison staff and probation officers appear as a new target audience, which is relevant for the EPTA Network. In this document, it is mentioned that “the training of prison staff and probation officers is crucial to upholding fundamental rights during detention (in particular in the context of European arrest warrants) and consolidating their key role in preventing radicalisation in prisons and ensuring the success of rehabilitation programmes. They also need to be aware of the EU policies, in particular on prisoner transfers, probation, alternative sanctions, supervision, drug-related legislation and other issues in prisons” (p.9).
This strategy describes the next steps to further strengthening judicial training in light of new developments and challenges that the European Union is confronting.
Click here to download the European Judicial Training Strategy 2021-2024.
For more information on training of justice professionals and training practices from the European Commission, click here.
Supported by the Justice Programme of the European Union
