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 organisations is the basis of such a proposal.
The key educational role of victim - offender mediation in the juvenile justice system is underlined by international organisation working in the field of children's rights and juvenile justice. Indeed the Council of Europe recognises 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 organisations 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.
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Tools in Network is a project of the Department of Juvenile Justice - Ministry of Justice of Italy in the framework of the Leonardo Da Vinci Education and Culture Lifelong Programme