JCN, Justice Cooperation Network European treatment and Transition management of High Risk Offenders

The Context At present there are different definitions and standards throughout the EU in working with prisoners on release and in defining high risk offenders at a time when freedom of movement facilitates easy movement. The risks arising from this can be mitigated if trans- European networks among all professionals concerned facilitate exchange of best practices and other essential information.

The Funding Programme The JCN project was funded by the European Commission in the framework of the Criminal Justice Programme

Objectives The project objective is to develop a European network for best practice ‎of ‎‎transition management of prisoners leaving custody with a focus on high risk ‎offenders. ‎

Main Activities 1/2 Development of common definitions in the field of offenders ‎and transition management. Comparison of existing systems of transition management. Analysis of the existing elements and ‎programmes in the partner countries.

Main Activities 2/2 Development of a model for the handling of offenders. ‎Development of minimum standards. Sharing of the findings of the project with States beyond the project partners through the organization of a final conference.

Expected results 1/2 1) Transnational workshops organized in Estonia, Ireland, Finland, Germany. 2) Three Reports entitled : - “Common Understanding of Terms and Definitions” on the topic of high risk offenders and transition management. - “Transnational Comparative Analysis of Transition Management Strategies”. - “Best Practice Strategies and Programmes for dealing with high risk offenders and for the desired continuity of treatment as well as for transition management”.

Expected results 2/2 3) Model for handling high risk offenders. 4) Document identifying Standards and indicators as an integration to the Model for handling high risk offenders developed. 5) Final Conference to present the JCN project results. 6) Availability of the JCN web that will collect all of the project’s results

The Project Activities

The Project Milestones WS 1) 15 December 2012 – 15 May 2013 Report Common Understanding of Terms and Definitions WS 2) 1 April 2013 – 15 September Report Transnational Comparative Analysis of Transition Management Strategies WS3) 1 September 2013 – 30 January 2014 Report Best Practice Strategies and Programmes for dealing with high risk offenders and for the desired continuity of treatment as well as for transition management WS 4) 1 February 2014 – 15 June 2014 Model for handling high risk offenders Standard and Indicators 1 July 2014 – 30 September 2014 Final Conference

Work Stream 0 Management

Workstream 0.A) Activities 1/4 – Planning and Organization 0.A.2) Participation in Partners Meetings 0.A.5) Progress Activities Reports 0.A.6-B2) Yearly Activities and Financial Reports Dec 2012, IT Mar 2013, EE June 2013, IE Oct 2013, FI Apr 2014, DE Sept 2014, DE Every 3 months Sept 2013 Oct 2014

Workstream 0.B) Activities 2/4 – Financial Managemenent First Financial Report Second Financial Report Third Financial Report June 2013 September 2013 October 2014

Workstream 0.C) Activities 3/4 - Dissemination 0.C.3) Publication of internal newsletters 0.C.4) Publication of external newsletters 0.C.5) Publication of press articles on relevant academic journals 0.C.6) Speeches about the project in relevant conferences 0.C.9) Yearly Dissemination Reports 0.C.10) Final Conference Every 4 months Every 2 months Sep 2013 Oct 2014 Sep 2013 Oct 2014 Sept 2013 Oct 2014 Sep 2014

Workstream 0.D) Activities 4/4 - Evaluation Quality Plan Evaluation Forms Progress Evaluation Reports Final Evaluation Report Dec 2012 June 2013 Feb 2014 Sept 2014

Workstream 0A – 0B Templates and Tools 1/2 Planning and Financial Management 0.A.5) Form for the production of in progress activities reports 0.A.6) Guidelines for writing the Yearly Activity Report 0.B.2) Manual for the Project Financial Management

0.C.9) Guidelines for writing the Yearly Dissemination Report Workstream 0C Templates and Tools 2/2 Dissemination

Workstream 0A – 0B Expected Results 1/3 Planning and Financial Management Project Web Site Project Book Management Plan Project WorkPlan In progress Project Activities Reports Yearly Activity report Reports of the steering committee meetings Financial Manual Yearly Financial Report

Workstream 0C Expected Results 2/3 Dissemination Project brochure Reports on Workshops Publication of the Internal/External Newsletter Publication of press articles Production of Yearly Dissemination Report Report on the Final Conference

Workstream 0D Expected Results 3/3 Evaluation Quality Plan Evaluation Templates Progress Evaluation Reports Final Evaluation Reports

Work Stream 1 Working out the Common Basis

Workstream 1 Activities 1/2 1.A) Organization of Internal National Meetings 1.B) Organization of a Transnational Workshop (Estonia) 1.C) Draft Report entitled Common Understanding of Terms and Definitions Dec 2012 – Feb 2013 Mar 2013

Workstream 1 Activities 2/2 1.D) Production of the final version of the Report (TP, EE) 1.G) Translation into the national language of the Report 1.I) Uploading of the Workshop Report and of the Report on the project web site Apr 2013 May 2013 Jun 2013

Workstream 1 Templates and Tools 1.A) Guidelines for the production of the Minutes of the National Meetings 1.B) Guidelines for the production of the Workshop Reports 1.D) Template for the production of the Report on Common Understanding and Definitions …

Workstream 1 Expected Results Minutes of the Internal Meetings Minutes of the Workshop Report on the Workshop Report entitled Common Understanding of Terms and Definitions Translation and language check of the Report Publication of the results on the web site

Workstream 1 Deadlines February 2013 Organization of Internal National Meetings March 2013 Organization of the Transnational Workshop April 2013 Production of the Report May 2013 Translation of the Report June 2013 Upload of the Report

Work Stream 2 Comparison

Workstream 2 Activities 1/2 2.A) Organization of Internal National Meetings + Minutes 2.B) Organization of a Transnational Workshop (Ireland) + Report 2.C) Draft Report entitled Transnational Comparative Analysis of Transition Management Strategies May 2013 Jun 2013

Workstream 2 Activities 2/2 2.G) Production of the final version of the Report (IPS, Ie) 2.H) Translation into the national language of the Report 2.I) Uploading of the Workshop Report and of the Report on the project web site Jul 2013 Sep 2013 Oct 2013

Workstream 2 Templates and Tools 1.B) Guidelines for the production of the Workshop Reports 1.D) Template for the production of the Report on Transnational Comparative Analysis of Transition Management Strategies …

Workstream 2 Expected Results Minutes of the Internal Meetings Minutes of the Workshop Report on the Workshop Report entitled Transnational Comparative Analysis of Transition Management Strategies Translation and language check of the Report Publication of the results on the web site

Workstream 2 Deadlines May 2013 Organization of Internal National Meetings June 2013 Organization of the Transnational Workshop July 2013 Production of the Report September 2013 Translation of the Report October 2013 Upload of the Report

Work Stream 3 Analysis

Workstream 3 Activities 1/2 3.A) Organization of Internal National Meetings + Minutes 3.B) Organization of a Transnational Workshop (Finland) + Report 3.C) Draft Report entitled Best Practice Strategies and Programmes for dealing with high risk offenders and for the desired continuity of treatment as well as for transition management Sep 2013 Oct 2013

Workstream 3 Activities 2/2 3.D)Production of the final version of the Report (MJ, Fi) 3.G) Translation into the national language of the Report 3.I) Uploading of the Workshop Report and of the Report on the project web site Dec 2013 Jan 2013 Feb 2013

Workstream 3 Templates and Tools 1.B) Guidelines for the production of the Workshop Reports 1.D) Template for the production of the Report on Strategies and Programmes for dealing with high risk offenders …

Workstream 3 Expected Results Minutes of the Internal Meetings Minutes of the Workshop Report on the Workshop Report entitled Best Practice Strategies and Programmes for dealing with high risk offenders and for the desired continuity of treatment as well as for transition management Translation and language check of the Report Publication of the results on the web site

Workstream 3 Deadlines September 2013 Organization of Internal National Meetings October 2013 Organization of the Transnational Workshop December 2013 Production of the Report January 2013 Translation of the Report Febryary 2014 Upload of the Report

Work Stream 4 Models and Standards

Workstream 4 Activities 1/2 4.A) Organization of Internal National Meetings + Minutes 4.B) Organization of a Transnational Workshop (Germany) + Report 4.E) Development of a Model for handling high risk offenders (JMMV, De) Feb 2014 Apr 2014 May 2014

Workstream 4 Activities 2/2 4.F) Production of a document identifying Standards and indicators as an integration to the model developed 4.I) Translation into the national language of the Model and Standards 4.M) Publication of the results on the web site May 2014 Jun 2014 Jul 2014

Workstream 4 Templates and Tools 1.B) Guidelines for the production of the Workshop Reports

Workstream 4 Expected Results Minutes of the Internal Meetings Minutes of the Workshop Report on the Workshop Model for handling high risk offenders Document identifying Standards and Indicators Translation and language check of the Model Publication of the results on the web site

Workstream 4 Deadlines February 2014 Organization of Internal National Meetings April 2014 Organization of the Transnational Workshop May 2014 Production of the Model June 2014 Translation of the Model July 2014 Publication of the results on the web site

Work Stream 5 Final Conference

Workstream 5 Activities 5.A) Organization of Internal National Meetings 5.B) Development of the contents of the CDs to be distributed to the Conference participants 5.C) Organization of the Final Conference (Germany) Aug 2014 September 2014

Workstream 5 Expected Results Minutes of the Internal Meetings 400 CD2 printed to be distributed to the Conference participants Publication of Report on the Conference

Workstream 5 Deadlines 30 August 2014 Organization of Internal National Meetings September 2014 Organization of Final Conference in Germany

Final Summary Overview

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