Nearly 70 participants gathered in The Hague, the Netherlands, for the final CoPPer conference — joining us from across Europe (including the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Estonia, Germany, Ireland and Turkey) and even as far as Japan. It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase all our hard work and share how we achieved it. Thank you to everyone who joined us and made it a memorable event.

At the CBO Summit last Thursday 23rd October we heard from panel discussions on a variety of topics of relevance and interest to those working in the criminal justice sector. One panel discussion in the afternoon was on the topic of Volunteerism in Probation. This panel included  Tony Swaine , Senior Probation Officer with the Irish Probation Service, Dr  Katharina Swirak , Lecturer and Deputy Head of the Department of Sociology and Criminology at  University College Cork , 

Ronan Mc Loughlin , APPO, The Probation Service, attended the annual  Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development (ACJRD)  conference in Dublin, Ireland last week. The conference was focused on Youth Justice and its evolving needs. Ronan spoke to the conference on the growing demand for volunteers in the justice sector and the need to support them through effective training and service development. He spoke about the CoPPer project, its planned launch in Novembe

CoPPer  Project members, Dr  Katharina Swirak , University College Cork, and Tony Swaine, Irish Probation Service met with Joseph Keaney of the Irish Probation Service’s Community Based Organisations Unit, Laura Walsh, CEO Le Chéile Mentoring, and Alan Quinn, Regional Manager with  Le Chéile Mentoring  online on Friday 10 October to plan an input on Volunteerism in Probation at the upcoming Irish Probation Service’s Community Based Organisation (CBO) Summit.  The CBO Summit w

Dennis is a volunteer for the International Bureau, probation Service Holland. He visits Dutch citizens who are in prison in Brazil. One...

After a dedicated journey of fostering collaboration, innovation, and volunteering in probation services across Europe, the...

Dr. Katharina Swirak and Ute Krenzer from University College Cork took part in the transnational training event held in Portugal in May....

CoPPer partners at University College Cork are preparing for a Transnational Training event in Lisbon which will take place from the...

My first days at Rechtsfürsorge e.V. Resohilfe Lübeck (Legal Aid Lübeck), Kleine Kiesau in Lübeck, Germany        As part of my PhD, I am...

On February 5, 2025, the Dutch Probation Service participated in a symposium on working with volunteers in the forensic sector. During...

The piloting phase with volunteers is now underway. The Dutch Probation Service conducted three different pilot sessions with a wide...

One of my experiences as a supervisor still stands out to me. In preparation for my new client, I read his report. A serious crime was...

This meeting, attended by all partners, welcomed guest Steve Pitts, CEP Ambassador, sharing perspectives on the role of volunteers...

The Le Chéile Mentoring Project in Ireland has set a strong example of how community-driven initiatives can support young people in the...

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our blended-learning training course for volunteers in probation! This initiative will be...

For the Copper training course for volunteers in probation, the Copper project team prepared a series of webinars to introduce trainees...

The CoPPer probation volunteer training programme consists of different modules. The introductory module focuses on the basics of...

The CoPPer team, led by our Dutch colleagues, is currently developing the training content for the project’s European wide training...

On the 19th of April 2024, following a successful 6th World Congress on Probation and Parole, the partners of the CoPPer Erasmus+ project...

Two groups of 19 volunteers from 4 Dutch organizations - Novadic-Kentron,  Gevangenenzorg Nederland, Cosa Reclassering Nederland and...