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Secondary Victimization, which means the victimization of victims by government officials after a crime has occurred, is not an overly known phenomenon. However, it is important to focus on this phenomenon, because the nature of a criminal act leaves a victim vulnerable and in need of assistance. Victims are, often for the very first time, involved in the criminal justice system and may have to speak to police officers, lawyers and judges and ultimately go to court. This process can be confusing and overwhelming and when these parties, who are there to protect, inform and help them, victimize the victims further by their behaviour and reactions, it can further traumatize the victims and let them lose faith in the system. Because of this factor of unknown, the toolbox is primary written for local policy-makers and practitioners since they will be confronted with victims in their daily work. Therefore we hope that this toolbox with its guideline and good practices provides for an easy-to-use framework to start the prevention of Secondary Victimization.

This theoretical paper is published by the EUCPN Secretariat in connection with the theme of the Luxembourgian presidency which was cybercrime. Cybercrime is a global definition which characterizes many different criminal forms committed in the virtual world. This means the phenomenon covers a very wide scope of activities. This theoretical paper is written as an overview to help understand the definition of cybercrime and its forms. We concentrate on the variety of consequences as a result of the phenomenon.

Dutch magazine ‘Judicial explorations’ published a special issue on Racialization and terrorism. ‘Judicial explorations’ is published six times a year by the Dutch Research and Documentation Centre in cooperation with Boom Juridisch. Each issue focuses on a central theme related to judicial policy. This special issue of ‘Judicial explorations’ on Radicalization and terrorism explores the attractiveness of IS to (Islamic) European youngsters and the apocalyptic nature of IS ideology. Another question dealt with in this issue is which events and processes are known to trigger radicalization in individuals. And what about protective factors? Which factors contribute to a successful reintegration in society and which do not?

Around five per cent of the adult population, or nearly 250 million people between the ages of 15 and 64, used at least one drug in 2014, according to the latest World Drug Report released in June by UNODC. Although substantial, this figure has not grown over the past four years in proportion to the global population. However, it suggests that the number of people suffering from drug use disorders has increased disproportionally for the first time in six years.

In June, a biennial crime statistics conference was held in M�rida, Mexico, with a major focus placed on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the data requirements for reporting on some of the key crime-related indicators. Organized jointly by UNODC and INEGI, the Mexican statistics body, the 3rd International Conference on Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics brought together around 400 participants from 37 countries.

In June, UNODC's office in South Asia received several Golden Mikes 2016 awards, which recognize the best work done in Indian radio advertising over the course of the past year. Together with its local radio partner, Radio Mantra, UNODC's Regional Office was the only international organization in the country to receive awards in three categories - all in the fields of radio promotion and innovation.

Thomas A. Loughran, Robert Brame, Jeffrey Fagan, Alex R. Piquero, Edward P. Mulvey, and Carol A. Schubert Pathways to Desistance How and why do many serious adolescent offenders stop offending while others continue to commit crimes? This series of bulletins presents findings from the Pathways to Desistance study, a multidisciplinary investigation that attempts to answer this question. Investigators interviewed 1,354 young offenders from Philadelphia and Phoenix for 7 years after their convictions to learn what factors (e.g., individual maturation, life changes, and involvement with the criminal justice system) lead youth who have committed serious offenses to persist in or desist from offending. As a result of these interviews and a review of official records, researchers have collected the most comprehensive dataset available about serious adolescent offenders and their lives in late adolescence and early adulthood. These data provide an unprecedented look at how young people mature out of offending and what the justice system can do to promote positive changes in the lives of these youth

Thomas A. Loughran, Robert Brame, Jeffrey Fagan, Alex R. Piquero, Edward P. Mulvey, and Carol A. Schubert Pathways to Desistance How and why do many serious adolescent offenders stop offending while others continue to commit crimes? This series of bulletins presents findings from the Pathways to Desistance study, a multidisciplinary investigation that attempts to answer this question. Investigators interviewed 1,354 young offenders from Philadelphia and Phoenix for 7 years after their convictions to learn what factors (e.g., individual maturation, life changes, and involvement with the criminal justice system) lead youth who have committed serious offenses to persist in or desist from offending. As a result of these interviews and a review of official records, researchers have collected the most comprehensive dataset available about serious adolescent offenders and their lives in late adolescence and early adulthood. These data provide an unprecedented look at how young people mature out of offending and what the justice system can do to promote positive changes in the lives of these youth

Introducing a newsletter special on radicalisation Radicalisation and the dangers caused by violent extremism in European countries are paramount concerns of the criminal justice system. Prison and probation programs are two working fields where radicalisation, as well as deradicalisation meet. It is therefore important that prison and probation programs play an effective role in preventing radicalisation and raising knowledge regarding (de) radicalisation. CEP contributes to the EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the EU Strategy for Combating Radicalisation and Recruitment to Terrorism by playing an active role in the Prison & Probation Working Group of the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) of the EU Directorate-General Home Affairs, and by raising awareness on these issues among its members by organising meetings and events. This newsletter focuses on the topic of radicalisation from different points of view. Please also note the special section on the website, compiling relevant and interesting content concering radicalisation.

Hate speech towards refugees is a strategic focus of Hate Speech Watch that aims to map and monitor hate content of the Internet towards migrants, asylum seekers, IDPs and immigrants. The Movement aims to promote constructive discourse for human rights and human empathy when engaging with this sensitive topic. We now invite You to contribute to the Hate Speech Watch by helping us map and monitor hate speech targeting refugees.

Brussels, 5 July 2016 The Commission today launches a new public-private partnership on cybersecurity that is expected to trigger €1.8 billion of investment by 2020. This is part of a series of new initiatives to better equip Europe against cyber-attacks and to strengthen the competitiveness of its cybersecurity sector. According to a recent survey, at least 80% of European companies have experienced at least one cybersecurity incident over the last year and the number of security incidents across all industries worldwide rose by 38% in 2015. This damages European companies, whether they are big or small, and threats to undermine trust in the digital economy. As part of its Digital Single Market strategy the Commission wants to reinforce cooperation across borders, and between all actors and sectors active in cybersecurity, and to help develop innovative and secure technologies, products and services throughout the EU.

The internationalization and europeanization of the criminal procedure in Georgia as a problem and task The aim of this three‐year project (2016 ‐ 2019) is to promote young legal scholars and scientists of Georgia in the field of international and european criminal law. The project consists of three‐stage structured studies and a graduate program that integrates all three levels of academic law education, namely students, postgraduates and associated or assistive postdocs, and includes scholarships for outstanding doctoral students, a summer school, and the joint elaboration of a basic manual for internationalized (Georgian) Criminal Procedure Law. The thematic focus is on internationalization and especially Europeanisation of Georgian criminal procedural law in the present and future, including the Georgia-EU Association Agreement (2014). - The VolkswagenStiftung (Volkswagen Foundation) funds this scientific project within its initiative "Between Europe and the Orient - A Focus on Research and Higher Education in/on Central Asia and the Caucasus".

European Commission - Daily News Daily News 07 / 07 / 2016 The European Commission has today adopted an implementation report on the 2008 Council Framework Decision on the fight against organised crime. The report finds that the Framework Decision, which provides for the approximation of the definition of offences linked to participation in a criminal organisation, has been largely transposed into national law. However, more work is needed to reduce remaining divergences. Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos said: “The fight against organised crime is one of the priorities of our European Agenda on Security and has a strong cross-border dimension where the EU can make a real difference. There are links between terrorism and organised crime and many terrorists have a long track record in criminal activities. It is therefore high time that Member States fully live up to their obligations in EU legislation on the criminalisation of participation in organised crime. The Commission stands ready to continue supporting the Members States in this endeavour but also to monitor their compliance and to use all its powers under the Treaties to ensure this.” The European Agenda on Security highlights the need to help Member States develop greater mutual trust, make full use of existing tools for sharing information and foster cross-border operational cooperation between competent authorities. This is to be achieved through effective implementation of existing EU legal instruments in all Member States. For this reason the Commission, acting as guardian of the Treaties, monitors the transposition of the relevant EU instruments. This work will also contribute to the assessment of the necessity and the opportunity to review the Framework Decision on the fight against organised crime. The report is available here. (For more information: Natasha Bertaud – Tel.: +32 229 67456; Tove Ernst – Tel.: +32 229 86764; Markus Lammert – Tel.: +32 229 80423)

May 31, 2016 By the CSG Justice Center Staff riskA recent ProPublica story on risk and needs assessment asked some important questions about a particular risk and needs assessment tool and the broader implications of its use. As the national discussion continues about the use and value of risk and needs assessment, The Council of State Governments Justice Center offers the following comments on risk and needs assessment as it relates to racial disparity and bias in the criminal justice system

July 8, 2016 20159065888_72e8439195_hGov. Brian Sandoval (right) and leaders from across all three branches of government will gather on Tuesday, July 12, to launch a comprehensive review of Nevada’s juvenile justice system in an effort to further strengthen public safety and improve outcomes for youth in the state. The governor—along with House Speaker John Hambrick, First Lady Kathleen Sandoval and Supreme Court Justice Nancy Saitta—will launch the initiative and reinforce its goals to determine whether state and local resources are being used efficiently and to build upon the momentum of recent successful legislative reforms in Nevada. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention chose Nevada as the only state that will receive technical assistance to undertake a comprehensive review of its juvenile justice system. The review will be led by the Statewide Juvenile Justice Improvement Initiative Task Force, which includes lawmakers, judges, state and local juvenile justice leaders, and other stakeholders. First Lady Kathleen Sandoval and Supreme Court Justice Saitta will co-chair the task force. A live stream of the launch will be broadcast from this page July 8, 2016 20159065888_72e8439195_hGov. Brian Sandoval (right) and leaders from across all three branches of government will gather on Tuesday, July 12, to launch a comprehensive review of Nevada’s juvenile justice system in an effort to further strengthen public safety and improve outcomes for youth in the state. The governor—along with House Speaker John Hambrick, First Lady Kathleen Sandoval and Supreme Court Justice Nancy Saitta—will launch the initiative and reinforce its goals to determine whether state and local resources are being used efficiently and to build upon the momentum of recent successful legislative reforms in Nevada. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention chose Nevada as the only state that will receive technical assistance to undertake a comprehensive review of its juvenile justice system. The review will be led by the Statewide Juvenile Justice Improvement Initiative Task Force, which includes lawmakers, judges, state and local juvenile justice leaders, and other stakeholders. First Lady Kathleen Sandoval and Supreme Court Justice Saitta will co-chair the task force. A live stream of the launch will be broadcast from this page https://csgjusticecenter.org/youth/posts/launch-of-comprehensive-review-of-juvenile-justice-system/ on Tuesday, July 12, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Globally, hundreds of millions of children — up to one billion — have experienced physical, sexual or psychological violence in the past year. INSPIRE: seven strategies for ending violence against children identifies a select group of strategies that have shown success in reducing violence against children. They are: implementation and enforcement of laws; norms and values; safe environments; parent and caregiver support; income and economic strengthening; response and support services; and education and life skills. INSPIRE is WHO’s main contribution to the newly established Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.

In a packed programme we will examine what the role of public health is and should be at a time when ‘citizen experts’ are increasingly active and knowledge is being expanded via social media. The programme will include presentations from Professor Michel Kazatchkine, UN Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS to Russia and Central Asia, and Professor Kevin Fenton, Director of Health Improvement and Population Health at Public Health England. The full programme can be found here. We are delighted to announce this year’s winner of the Paolo Pertica Award Dave Marsden, from Combat Stress, who will also speak during the conference. Posters Although all speaker slots in the programme have now been allocated, we still have space in the venue to exhibit posters. These will be exhibited prominently during the conference, listed in the conference programme and delegates will be encouraged to view them and engage with the presenters during the breaks. Everyone presenting a poster will be required to register as a delegate for the conference and pay the appropriate fee. If you would like to submit a poster, please contact Joanna joannak@kachange.eu who will provide you with more details. Registration The registration fee for the conference is £85 per delegate place. A reduced fee of £55 applies to those attending from middle and low-income countries according to the World Bank classification".