1. SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex)OFFENDERS JUNE 2012 Monday, 18th, 12:00 - 18:00 Tuesday, 19th, 09:00 - 15:00 PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF BREMEN TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Hiroshima Straße 24, D – 10785 Berlin

2. ExOCoP Network The story to date…….. 2005 Equal Conference (Berlin) Offenders 2006 Lisbon Passport to Freedom 2007 Warsaw Policy Forum Foundation of ExOCoP 2008 European Commission Call for Learning Networks Justice & ESF Committed 2008 Foundation of ExOCoP SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex) OFFENDERS

3. Network Aims and Objectives The Seminars and Workshops were developed to: The seminars and workshops were developed to: Discuss outcomes from specific themed workshops Find a common standpoint for consideration on Identification of examples of best practice (Ex)-Offender policy Elements of successful approaches on (ex) offender management SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex) OFFENDERS

4. Network Workplan 04.2009 - 06.2012 SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex) OFFENDERS

5. ExOCoP Network Overview 20 Themed Workshops 5 High-Level Seminars 1 Final Policy Forum SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex) OFFENDERS

6. Entrance Seminar: (held in the UK) Contributory workshops: 1.Diagnostics and Profiling (Germany) 2.Assessment and Sentence Planning (Portugal) 3.Therapeutic Communities (Belgium) 4.Quality Management (The Netherlands) SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex) OFFENDERS

7. Education, Training and Employment Seminar: (held in Spain) contributory workshops: 1.Vocational Education and Training in Prison (embedded in 2010 DG EAC Conference, Budapest) 2.E-Learning (DG EAC Conference, Budapest) 3.Art in Prison (DG EAC Conference, Budapest) 4.Staff Training (DG EAC Conference, Budapest) SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex) OFFENDERS

8. Aftercare Seminar: (held in The Netherlands) Contributing Workshops: 1.Preparation for Release (Romania) 2.Aftercare and Resettlement (The Greece) 3.Family Relationships and Resettlement (Slovenia) 4.Community Links (Germany) SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex) OFFENDERS

9. Special Groups Seminar (held in Poland): 1.Women (Germany) 1.Youth (Italy) 2.Migrants (UK) SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex) OFFENDERS

10. Networking Seminar (held in Italy) Prison Work and Prison Industry (Germany) Work With Employers (Northern Ireland) Networking of Institutions (Italy) SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex) OFFENDERS

11. EVALUATION SUB-PROJECT ExOCoPs interest in research… Description Research Evaluation Research Prospective Research More information is available in the Market Place (Natalie Woodier) SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex) OFFENDERS

12. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SUB-PROJECT AIMS & CHALLENGES Share all kinds of knowledge between different European Institutions Motivate partners to share knowledge A secure that all EU-partners trust A clear governance structure and supportive community Mixed approach : new media with traditional media More information is available in the Market Place from Steven Van de Steene Body text Legends SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex) OFFENDERS

13. Recommendations 1.Audit of EU wide legislation 2.Ensure all services that are integral to the process reintegration of offenders connect 3.Training of staff who work with offenders is up-to-date and effective 4.Provide a detailed / systematic assessment of all individuals 5.Maintain and strengthen family links SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex) OFFENDERS

14. Recommendations (continued) 6. Increase employability as a priority of the reintegration process and connect with employers 7.Increase visibility of existing EU Funding and its value 8.Continue to develop an effective base for improved practice 9. Create a mechanism to continue to highlight good-practice and to build on ExOCoP and other connected networks SHARED LEARNING ON THE REINTEGRATION OF EUROPES (ex) OFFENDERS