The idea started over a coffee one summer afternoon in the Phoenix Park when Catherine and I decided that we needed to learn more about prison education abroad. And Sweden was our choice. Catherine was in touch with Linda Ahl … Read More
We would like to bring to your attention a book which was published in London in May Scandinavian Penal History, Culture and Prison Practice. This book draws on historical and cross-disciplinary studies to critically examine penal practices in Scandinavia and contains chapters … Read More
The 2nd international conference on technology in prison last May 2017 had prison education as one of their main themes for the conference. Besides education providers of offender management systems, foot chain systems and surveilles equipment, major providers of Prison … Read More
The Norwegian branch of EPEA, FOKO, will hold its annual conference in Sundsvold November 2-4, 2016 with the following interesting program Crime policy, from expert guided to media guided – by prof. at Police College Paul Larsson Inclusion, how to … Read More
180 Danish prison teachers take part in a two days national conference arranged by the Danish Prison and Probation Service with the theme “Creating a Common Pedagogcy and Didactic Foundation”. The conference takes up many aspects of prison education and all participants … Read More
The Norwegian prison teacher organisation FOKO is having their annual conference for the 320 members from October 21, 2015. This is the 20th conference in FOKOs history. The main topics at this conference are radicalism in prison and mental healthcare … Read More