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Probation Office Zagreb II renovatedState Secretary Juro Martinović and Ambassador of Norway to Croatia Arne Sannes Bjørnstad opened the renovated premises of the Probation Office Zagreb II on Thursday, 25 April.
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Croatian probation officers participate in Job Shadowing in SloveniaCroatian probation officers completed a Job Shadowing training in probation offices in Slovenia from 9 to 12 April 2024.
Renovation of Probation Office Požega completedOn 3 April 2024, the renovation works on the premises of the Probation Office Požega were handed over and a signboard of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism was installed.
Expert conference “New Drugs - New Challenges”On 17 November 2023, at the premises of the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration in Zagreb, an expert conference titled “New Drugs - New Challenges” was held.
Croatian delegation participates in “Yellow Ribbon – Growing European Together” Roundtable in Prague
Return study visit of Norwegian judges to the Prison System and Probation DirectorateOn 2 and 3 October 2023, as part of the project “Strengthening human rights protection and public safety by improving the capacities of the Croatian probation service”, financed under the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, seven judges of the Borgarting Court of Appeal, Norway, visited Croatia.
Third regional workshopOn 21 September 2023, the third regional workshop entitled “Exchange of experiences and examples of good practice in cooperation with the probation service” was held in the Judicial Academy Regional Centre at the Osijek County Court.
Training of Psychological Crisis Interventions TeamWithin the Prison System and Probation Directorate, there is a Psychological Crisis Interventions Team composed of civil servants from the Prison System and Probation Directorate.
Conference “Interdepartmental cooperation, mental health and modern technologies – Challenges of modern probation service”Organised by the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration of Croatia and the Norwegian Correctional Service, the international conference was held in Opatija on 4 and 5 October.
Construction works on Bjelovar Probation Office completedDuring June and July 2023, renovation works were carried out on the premises of the Bjelovar Probation Office.
Final conference of the Roma Mentors Pilot ProjectOn 27 June 2023, the final conference of the Roma Mentors Pilot Project was held at the Park Hotel in Čakovec.
CEP Conference on Probation and Restorative Justice as Alternatives to Detention within the European Framework held in BratislavaOn 23 and 25 May 2023, the CEP together with the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic organised the Conference on Probation and Restorative Justice as Alternatives to Detention within the European Framework.
Self-defence course for probation and prison officers completedUnder the project “Strengthening human rights protection and public safety by improving the capacities of the Croatian probation service”, activity “Cooperation between prison system and probation system”, a Self-defence course for probation and prison officers was delivered from October 2022 to May 2023.
Team building of central prison and probation officesOn 12 May 2023, employees of the Central Offices of the prison and probation system participated in a team building event.
Second workshop on “Exchange of experiences and examples of good practice in cooperation with the probation service”On 4 May 2023, the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration delivered the second regional workshop for municipal court judges and the municipal state attorney's offices, organised by the Ministry's Probation Sector.
Newly renovated Rijeka Probation Office opened On 30 April 2023, Deputy Head of the Diplomatic Mission of the Kingdom of Norway in Croatia, Ms Latif Homma and Acting Director General for Prison System and Probation Zvonimir Penić opened the newly renovated Probation Office in Rijeka.
Training on the application of electronic monitoring at different stages of criminal proceedingsOn 12 and 13 April, the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration organised an education on the application of electronic monitoring at various stages of criminal proceedings.
Presentation of the Roma Mentors Pilot Project in RomaniaOn 23 and 24 November 2022, civil servants from the Probation Sector of the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration Vesna Zelić Ferenčić and Martina Rakić participated in an interdepartmental workshop organised by EuroPris and CEP in Bucharest, Romania.
Croatian probation officers attend professional training in the NetherlandsFrom 7 to 11 November 2022, Croatian probation officers and probation officers from Norway participated in a job shadowing programme in the Netherlands, in Maastricht and Groningen probation offices.
Renovation works at Osijek Probation Office completedOn 8 November 2022, Deputy Head of Mission of the Norwegian Embassy Latif Homma visited the Osijek Probation Office, where construction works for the purpose of renovating part of the Office had been completed.
Croatian probation officers undergo training at Irish probation offices During September 2022, probation officers from offices in Split, Zagreb and Dubrovnik underwent training at probation offices in Dublin, Ireland.
12th European Conference on Electronic MonitoringFrom 23 to 25 May 2022, the 12th European conference on electronic monitoring 'Electronic monitoring and probation goals: a symbiotic relationship' was held in Helsinki, Finland, organised by the Confederation of European Probation (CEP).
Croatian probation officers undergo training in LatviaFrom 25 do 29 April 2022, Croatian probation officers participated in a job shadowing programme in Latvian probation offices.
Croatian probation officers undergo training in NorwayFrom 4 to 8 April 2022, Croatian probation officers participated in a job shadowing programme in Norwegian probation offices.
Norwegian and Latvian probation officers undergo training in CroatiaFrom 21 to 25 March, Norwegian and Latvian probation officers participated in a job shadowing programme in Zagreb, Rijeka and Split probation offices.
