Events

8th CEP Conference on Electronic Monitoring in Europe (SE)

Publication date: 8-11-2012

Article:

Date: 8-10 November 2012
Place: Balsta, Zweden

8th CEP Conference on Electronic Monitoring in Europe

Towards the golden standard in the practice of electronic monitoring

To many countries in Europe - though still not to all - electronic monitoring is no longer new. We have generated a great deal of experience, and undertaken a fair amount of research. The CEP has devoted sustained attention to it, and the Council of Europe has signalled the kinds of regulation to which it should be subject.

So what, to date, has Europe come to think of as best practice in respect of electronic monitoring, and to what ideals does it still aspire? What are the "gold standards" we should pursue in respect of technology, service delivery, research and regulation? When necessary, Europe has learned about the possibilities and pitfalls of EM from other countries, but increasingly it is itself a touchstone for developments elsewhere. Not all uses of EM have been wise, and policy makers will sometimes seek the expedient rather than the best. Some people embrace the forms of EM we have now, but still fear where the technology might lead us.

In thinking about a "gold standard" for EM in all its aspects we should remember that it is not EM in itself that we are judging, but the contribution that EM could and should make to civilised and constructive criminal justice systems, which make only parsimonious use of imprisonment and which are as firmly committed to the rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders as they are to public protection.

The conference will be of interest to policy makers, project managers, practitioners, academics and anyone interested in developing best practice in electronic monitoring. The programme includes plenary sessions as well as workshop sessions and also provides plenty of time for networking with other delegates.

The following companies are sponsoring the event:

• 3M Electronic Monitoring
• G4S
• Serco Monitoring Home Affairs.

They will be exhibiting their latest equipment at the conference and talking about their services and new developments. Their staff will be available throughout the conference.

A conference fee of €300 is payable in advance by bank transfer. This includes two nights' hotel accommodation at the conference venue (Conference hotel Aronsborg in Balsta Sweden), which is easily accessible in just an half hour from Stockholm - Arlanda airport and full board during the conference.

Delegates will be expected to meet their own travel costs and the cost of any additional stay at the venue. CEP members from European countries who wish to attend a CEP event may fill out the application form to apply for a bursary. The bursary contains a reimbursement for the conference fee, travel and accommodation costs of attending the conference, up to a maximum of 500 Euros. The number of bursaries is limited.

About four weeks before the event, delegates will be send a conference pack containing:

• Final version of conference programme
• Preliminary reading
• List of delegates
• Travel directions

Registration form
Please complete registration no later than 1^st October 2012.

Draft programme with confirmed speakers