
Tackling Reactive Aggression with VR: An Introduction to the VR4React Project
Every year, hundreds of confrontations in prison facilities in Europe are caused not only by primary aggression, but in response to an adverse prison environment where threat, provocation, and other negative emotions are widespread among inmates. This is a significant obstacle in the deradicalisation and resocialisation of prisoners, decreasing the general well-being of prisoners and prison officers alike, while sometimes also having a direct effect on the length of prison stays.

The PARTICIPATION Project Has Been Completed
After three years, the PARTICIPATION project came to an end. The final conference took place on November 9-10, 2023 in Rome, where all the partners met to sum up the results of the project.

New Technologies vs. Security of Public Spaces
As technological improvements come at break neck speed, it is difficult to judge whether modern technologies help protect our security or pose more of a threat. To explore this question in more detail, we engaged a domain expert for their perspective. Jarosław Przyjemczak, has a PhD in social science in the field of security and is former deputy commander of the Autonomous Counter-Terrorist Sub-Division of the Police in Gdańsk, and is well placed to help us understand this matter.

The INDEED e-guidebooks – designing initiatives & evidence-based evaluation (PVE/CVE/Derad)
In recent years, initiatives dedicated to preventing and countering radicalisation towards violent extremism as well as encouraging deradicalisation have been emerging more frequently. To facilitate their development and evidence-based evaluation planning, the INDEED project developed free handbooks available in 10 languages. They will be extremely useful for the evaluation of such initiatives.

CINTiA 2023: Recapping the Latest in Criminal Intelligence
The massive development of technology, which began at the end of the last century and continues to this day, has caused a huge change in methods of information gathering. This, in turn, created a need for new approaches to analysis and intelligence.

Online Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation – IOCTA 2023
Cybercrime, in its various forms, represents an increasing threat to the EU, including online child sexual exploitation. Offenders continue showing high levels of adaptability to new technologies and societal developments, while constantly enhancing cooperation and specialisation.
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