Other Initiatives or Projects
The PROTA project is aiming to use information, conclusion results and exchange experience and ideas, in using technology in order to develop a personalized method of career and personal guidance for adults in and leaving correctional institutions
- www.virtual.reality.for.inmates.training - „ViRTI - Virtual reality to train inmates” (An initiative to improve the effectiveness of training in prisons through the use of innovative and immersive tools)
- www.prisonsystems.eu/projects/vision - „VISION Visualising the Future Through Training” (Increasing inmate employability through VR-enhanced VET programmes)
- www.traivr-project.org - „TRAIVR - Training of Refugee Offenders by Virtual Reality” (Virtual Reality programme to improve refugee offenders' life skills, namely stress management, problem-solving, coping styles, and emotion regulation while closing the language barrier gap cost-effectively.)
- www.projectbleep.eu -„BLEEP - Blended Learning Environment for European Prisoners” (innovative, creative, Europe-focused blended learning platform for all ex-prisoners)
- www.vr4drugrehab.org - „VR4DRUG Rehab - Developing and Using Virtual Reality Technology for the Rehabilitation of Drug Users in Probation Services” (Virtual Reality (VR) technology tool for substance misuse treatment among people (between the age of 18 and 30) who are under the supervision or care of the probation services.)
Here is included a list of resources, research papers, reports, and relevant publications related to the topic of education of the adult learners in correctional institutions, VR technology in prisons, and successful rehabilitation programs.
- Coates, D.S (2016). Unlocking Potential: A review of education in prison. Ministry of Justice. United Kingdom. Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524013/education-review-report.pdf
- The potential of virtual reality for education and training in prisons:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357752509_THE_POTENTIAL_OF_VIRTUAL_REALITY_FOR_EDUCATION_AND_TRAINING_IN_PRISONS
- UNODC, Introductory Handbook on The Prevention of Recidivism and the Social Reintegration of Offenders, CRIMINAL JUSTICE HANDBOOK SERIES, Vienna (2018) https://www.unodc.org/documents/justice-and-prison-reform/18-02303_ebook.pdf
- Romer, K, (2016), Learning behind bars: Realizing the benefits of prison education, Available at: https://thelifelonglearningblog.uil.unesco.org/2022/11/16/learning-behind-bars-realizing-the-benefits-of-prison-education/
- EUROPRIS, Table of reccommendations and practices, Prison Education, Available at: https://www.europris.org/prisoneducation/
- EUROPRIS, (2019), Report: Review of European Prison Education Policy and Council of Europe Recommendation (89) 12 on Education in Prison. Available at: https://www.europris.org/file/report-review-of-european-prison-education-policy-and-council-of-europe-recommendation-89-12-on-education-in-prison/
- UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, Education in Prison, A literature review, Available at: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED615405.pdf