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3. COMENIUS 2 - Violence in Schools Training Action –VISTA
(2004-2006)
In partnership with the University of
Surrey-UK, Catholic University
of Leuven, Belgium,
Trinity College-Dublin, Ireland,
University of Cordoba, Spain and
University of Stavanger, Norway
Coordinator- Prof. Helen Cowie, University of
Surrey
The
main aims of this project are to:
· develop a European training package on the topic of violence prevention in the whole school context;
· disseminate good practice through training at
European, national and local levels;
· provide active support to key police-makers and to
schools.
Meetings held:
2004: Guildford-UK, Dublin-
Ireland and Cordoba - Spain
2005: Sofia- Bulgaria and Stavanger - Norway (pilot training)
2006-Leuven- Belgium, Cumberland Lodge, UK, Final meeting
Expected outcomes: e-manual,
to be translated in Bulgarian,
and a hard-copy book
Website: www.vista-europe.org
VISTA team
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4. AGIS - Meeting the Challenges of
Introducing Victim - Offender Mediation in Central and Eastern Europe (2004-2005)
In
partnership with
organisations from 15 European countries
General objective of the project:
· to effectively
support the development of restorative justice in Central and Eastern
European countries;
Specific objectives:
· to study, at
the conceptual and practical levels, the possibilities for implementing
victim-offender mediation in Central and Eastern European countries given
their specific political, economical, cultural and legal background;
· to discuss the
ways in which the experience in Western European countries can inform and
support the development of victim-offender mediation in Central and Eastern
European countries;
· to prepare strategies for the promotion of the development of an
integrated policy concerning victim-offender mediation in Central and
Eastern European countries.
Meetings
held:
2004:
Vienna, Austria and Budapest,
Hungary
2005:
Chisinau, Moldova and Sofia, Bulgaria
The project
ended successfully and
its main objectives were
achieved. The Final Report
Conclusions and Recommendations were
sent to the
European Commission and to the
relevant Ministries of Justice.
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photo gallery
5.Tools In
Network: An E-Net Approach to Share Mediation Competences /TIN Project/
2007-2009
The need to develop and improve competences of
practitioners and experts working in the field of juvenile justice both in
public institutions (local social services) and private-non profit making
organizations is the basis of such a proposal. The key educational role of
victim–offender mediation in the juvenile justice system is underlined by
international organization working in the field of children’s rights and
juvenile justice. Indeed the Council of Europe recognizes the need to
enhance active personal participation of the victim in criminal proceedings
and to promote more constructive and less repressive criminal justice outcomes.
But in doing so the Council of Europe underlines that mediation requires
specific skills and calls for codes of practice and accredited
training. The project aims at
supporting improvement in quality in vocational education for practitioners
and experts working in the field of juvenile justice in public institutions
(local social services), private and non profit making organizations by
developing competences and skills by means of the on-line training
programmes on Restorative Justice the Italian Department of Juvenile
Justice has developed in its everyday work. The project addresses specific
needs of practitioners and expert working with minors in conflict with law
meaning contribute to the development of common strategies and approaches
in victim – offender mediation. Moreover the project takes into account the
needs of practitioners asking for on line training programmes in order to
balance work and life long learning.
Partners: Institutions and organizations from Italy, Germany,
Spain, Latvia,
Czech Republic and
Bulgaria.
The first transnational meeting of TIN project was held with
great success in Sofia
on 3rd and 4th March 2008.
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photo gallery
On 1st and 2nd December 2008 in Guadalajara, Spain,
the second transnational meeting took place. TIN Project has been moved forward.
 
6. The School - a Territory
of Tolerance
2008-2009
The project has been
launched by the “Public Fund” Foundation- Pazardjik and involves actively experts from the
Institute of Conflict
Resolution. In the frameworks of the
project training of school
staff from three schools in
the town of
Pazardjik on school
violence prevention is planned as well
as publication of
manual to combat school violence. Further training of teachers, students
and parents will
lead to multiplication of
initial training results.
The project is
based on VISTA
project methodology.
 
Fragments of education.
7. Consensus
Project -- 2009-2010
The project is in the frameworks of the
European Commission Program “Prevention and fight against crime”. The coordinator is
the Regional Government
of Calicia, Spain. Partners are the
Institute of Conflict
Resolution from Bulgaria
and organizations from the
UK, Italy,
Portugal and Finland.
The project aims at identifying good practices of Restorative Juvenile
Justice in order
their broader implementation in
Spain. International meetings
and publication of a book
are foreseen.
For more
info: http://proyectoconsensus.blogspot.com
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