Judicial Strategy Against all Forms of Violent Extremism in Prison

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Objectives: 1) support judges to pronounce informed decision sentencings on cases of radicalisation at all stages of the procedures through the use of the most appropriate risk assessment tools, also with the support of ‘Legal Expert of the Court for Radicalisation Assessments’; 2) Support prison and probation staff in the execution of sentences through a coherent set of programmes and an integrated flow of information, parallel to ECRIS, among multilevel and multiagency stakeholders Activities: WS1:Research and European Technical Platform to Assess Risks;WS2:Handbooks, Guidelines and Policy Recommendations;WS3: European Resource Centre and Legal Experts of The Court for Radicalisation Assessments;WS4:Dissemination. Persons benefiting from the project: Direct: 552 legal practitioners, judges, prosecutors and prison & probation staff; Indirect: 1000 P&P staff,judges and prosecutors. Expected results:MS will 1.better deal with FTF and radicals in a multi-disciplinary and holistic way, including sharing of relevant information along the whole ‘prison pipeline’; 2. better coordinate strategies for tailor-made, case-by-case rehabilitation programs, based on a proper risk assessments and taking due account to the balance between security and FR. 3. Work in complementarity with EU strategies. Type and number of outputs: 1.Handbook on harmonization glossary;2.Position Paper on literature and case studies on legislations on radicalisation;3. Methodology for comparative risk Assessments;4.Tool to facilitate the informed decision process; 5.Tool to conduct continous self checks;6. Tool to carry out performance audits;7.Online modular, navigable J-SAFE platform; 8.Harmonized Guidelines for Judges;9.Handbook for Front Line Prison and Probation Practitioners; 10. Handbook for Prison Police and Security;11.Policy Recommendations; 12.European Resource Center with 52 “Legal Experts of the Court for Radicalisation Assessments” trained; 13.Dissemination tools implemented