Community of practice | Strengthening Juvenile Justice Systems

Youth engagement in the Prevention and Countering of Violent Extremism: RAN takes the “Nimble (NMBL)” approach

Wednesday, 20 March, 2019

The most recent Issue Paper published by RAN (Radicalisation Awareness Network) of the European Commission is the 2018 publication “A Nimble (NMBL) Approach to Youth Engagement in P/CVE”. Its purpose is to provide practitioners working with young people with a step-by-step guide on how to best engage them in initiatives that seek to prevent or counter... Read more

The Radicalisation Awareness Network launches new web section gathering media resources

Monday, 4 March, 2019

The European Commission network RAN (Radicalisation Awareness Network) brings together frontline or grassroots practitioners from around Europe to share experiences and knowledge, as well as providing a global platform to pool expertise in order to tackle radicalisation.
RAN’s newest addition to its webpage is RAN Media – a platform for sharing videos and... Read more

White paper published: 'Protecting Children’s Rights and Keeping Society Safe: How to Strengthen Justice Systems for Children in Europe in the Counter-Terrorism Context?'

Wednesday, 2 January, 2019

The white paper 'Protecting Children’s Rights and Keeping Society Safe: How to Strengthen Justice Systems for Children in Europe in the Counter-Terrorism Context?' has been recently published on the IJJO website. It examines law, policy and practice relating to the treatment of children who are alleged as, accused of or recognised as having committed a... Read more

'Strengthening Juvenile Justice Systems in the counter-terrorism context' project's Regional Overview Report and National Reports published

Wednesday, 2 January, 2019

The Regional Overview Report 'Children, the Justice System, Violent Extremism and Terrorism: An Overview of Law, Policy and Practice in Six European Countries' has been recently published on the IJJO website. It explores what happens to children when they come to the attention of the criminal justice authorities as a result of alleged involvement with... Read more

In most European Union Member States there are no counter-terrorist policies and practices adapted to children. In the few cases where these policies and practices exist, they are specific to each country, which means that promising results are not replicated between Member States. Juvenile justice agencies and practitioners, as well as social actors, have expressed a pressing need for support to help identify, prevent and deal with radicalisation and extreme violence in children and young adults.

This community of practice aims to fuel the discussion on these issues and to promote collaboration between its members to achieve common outcomes among professionals. It facilitates the sharing of new developments, evidence-based best practices and relevant publications.

The community of practice is an output of the project “Strengthening Juvenile Justice Systems in the counter-terrorism context: Capacity-building and peer-learning among stakeholders” (JUST-2015-JCOO-AG-TERR). This project is co-funded by the Criminal Justice Programme of the European Union.

If you are interested in becoming a member of this community of practice, please first create a user account providing the information requested. Your registration request will be sent to the organisers for approval. Once it is reviewed, you will be sent an email with further instructions.