We are pleased to announce that the Protasis Training Manual is currently in press and will be released in September! The Manual constitutes the final output of the project and is the result of a compilation of knowledge and research acquired from previous EU funded projects, interdisciplinary research and theories, the authors’ academic and research…
On March 9th, the PROTASIS project was presented to a wide audience of graduate students attending the MSc Investigative Psychology, taught at the University of Hunddersfield, United Kingdom. Prof. Vasso Artinopoulou, scientific coordinator of the PROTASIS project, gave a two-hour lecture entitled “The EU Directive on Victims’ Rights: New Roles and Obligations for the Police”.…
The PROTASIS training took place in Portugal in the beginning of December 2017 at the Police Schools of the Guarda Nacional Republicana (National Republican Guard – GNR) and Polícia de Segurança Pública (Public Security Police – PSP). Seventy police officers from different Portuguese regions – forty from the PSP and thirty from the GNR –…
The second training cycle in Italy, held in Modena with 27 participants from 11 different Local Police Headquarters, was completed on November 3rd, 2017. During the Skills’ Oriented Workshop, facilitated by Dr. Bagnara, the parents of a victim of crime shared a story of their experience with the criminal justice system: Their daughter, Giulia Galiotto,…
The first Protasis training session in Riccione, Italy was successfully implemented with the participation of 27 officers from 9 different Local Police Headquarters and 1 State Police Headquarter. The Italian partners, EUROCRIME Srl. and SIPL – Interregional School for Local Police, delivered the PROTASIS training curriculum, consisting of a Knowledge Oriented Seminar, Skills’ Oriented workshops,…
Law 4478/2017 (Part 4) establishing the minimum standards on rights, support and protection of victims of crime, harmonizing the national legislation with the European Victims’ Directive, was adopted on June 23, 2017. The law establishes the majority of the Victims’ Directive articles, yet with some adjustments on the basis of procedural rules and in relation…
In the context of the networking activities of the project, the Italian partner SIPL – Interregional School for Local Police, organized meetings with Commanders and high-ranking Officers of the local Italian Police forces. The purpose of the meetings was two-folded. Firstly, to present the project, its goals and activities, to the envisaged trainees, invite their…