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THE “RE-TREAT” PROJECT IS JUST STARTED!

On February 3rd 2020 the project “RE-TREAT – Reshaping treatment approaches towards victims of sexual violence within criminal proceedings” has started with funding from the European Commission. The project includes EuroCrime in partnership with the “Carlos III” Univeristy (project leader, Spain), the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain), the University of Sassari (Italy), the Union of Women Members’ Associations of Heraklion Prefecture (Greece), the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium).The overall...

EuroCrime and Ethics in the Research Domain – An Ongoing Commitment

The ongoing commitment of the EuroCrime Think Tank about Ethics in Research and Innovation actively goes on through dedicated training, sensitisation and information activities, and through synergies with different public and private entities at a national and international level. EuroCrime will participate to the 19th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology in Ghent, Belgium, from the 18th to the 21st September 2019. Dr. Silvia Ciotti, Senior Researcher...

THE CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT FRAUDS AND THREATS AGAINST ELDERLY PEOPLE CONTINUES

On February 23th 2019 at “ex Fabbrica Meucci” hall in Vernio (Prato, Italy) the third public meeting of the “Informed and safe elders” campaign dedicated to inform and prevent frauds and threats against elderly people had been held. The initiative had been organized by  Piero Quaglia Foundation and AUSER Elders’ Center La Sartoria Vernio in collaboration with EuroCrime. The meeting had been moderated by Dr. Filippo Balistreri and further...

INFORMED AND SAFE ELDERS

On January 24th 2019 at “L. Baldini” multipurpose hall in Vaiano (Prato, Italy), Silvia Ciotti PhD, Director and criminologist at EuroCrime, participated in a public meeting dedicated to inform and prevent frauds and threats against elderly people. The initiative had been organized by  Piero Quaglia Foundation and AUSER Elders’ Center La Sartoria ONLUS. The meeting had been moderated by Dr. Filippo Balistreri and further speakers had been Primo Bosi...

Save the date: the Protasis Final Conference to be held on November 22-23 in Athens

Save the date: the Protasis Final Conference to be held on November 22-23 in Athens PROTASIS Project (Grant Agreement JUST/2015/RDAP/AG/VICT/9318)         The Protasis team is pleased to announce that the project’s final conference will take place in Athens, Greece on November 22-23. With the participation of invited speakers, local and international stakeholders, the conference aims to raise awareness among stakeholders, criminal justice system professionals, and the...

European Call for Tender in the field of Civil Protection Operations

Contract notice: European Disaster Response Exercises (EDREX II), Plug-in Field Exercises, Host Nation Support Table Top Exercises Reference number: ECHO/A2/SER/2018/16 The Contracting Authority is the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and the Tender covers the Design and Management of 3 types of exercises in the frame of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism. Lot No 1. European Disaster Response Exercises (EDREX II) The overall objective...

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: Justice and Rehabilitation

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: Justice and Rehabilitation PROTASIS Project (Grant Agreement JUST/2015/RDAP/AG/VICT/9318)           In 1997, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 26 June to be the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. This is a day in which citizens, civil society organisations and decision makers can come together to support past and present victims of torture, promoting the effective use...

The PROTASIS Training Manual soon to be released!

The PROTASIS Training Manual soon to be released! PROTASIS Project (Grant Agreement JUST/2015/RDAP/AG/VICT/9318)         We are pleased to announce that the Protasis Training Manual is currently in press and will be released in September! The Manual constitutes the final output of the project and is the result of a compilation of knowledge and research acquired from previous EU funded projects, interdisciplinary research and theories, the authors’...

The positive impact of the PROTASIS Training Program on the treatment of victims of violence in Bologna, Italy

PROTASIS Project (Grant Agreement JUST/2015/RDAP/AG/VICT/9318)             The positive impact of the PROTASIS Training Program on the treatment of victims of violence in Bologna, Italy The case happened in April 2018 and it involved an Italian woman victim of marital violence. After longterm violence and repression, the woman was convinced to submit a complaint against her husband and receive necessary support, thanks to the commitment...

PROTASIS Project presented to members of the Judiciary in Greece

PROTASIS Project presented to members of the Judiciary in Greece PROTASIS Project – Police Training Skills (Grant Agreement JUST/2015/RDAP/AG/VICT/9318) A training seminar for Judges and Prosecutors was succefully organised by the National Centre of Public and Local Administration (EKDDA), as part of the Cooperation Agreement between EKDDA, the Probation Officers’ Association of Juvenile Courts in Greece and the ‘Restorative Justice & Mediation’ Lab of Panteion University of Social and...