Dnipro RJRC outlined key areas for justice sector reforms

19 July 2019 | E-justice , Judiciary , Justice , Probation , Property rights protection

On July 19, the State University of Internal Affairs of Dnipropetrovsk hosted the meeting of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Justice Reform Council dedicated to “Justice Sector Reform: Priority Issues".

Electronic bracelet and sweet home instead of cuffs and jail: TOP-5 risks related to the implementation of probation system in Ukraine

14 July 2019 | Judiciary , Justice , Probation

After the reform of the criminal executive system in Ukraine, minor criminals may be going home without handcuffs from the courthouse, as in American TV series. For this purpose, a new system of probation is created: the one that allows a convicted prisoner to avoid prison, but not a punishment for a crime. This system is widely implemented in the western countries, and has already made it possible to reduce both the number of victims of crime and the prevalence of crime. The same results are expected in Ukraine.

EU project forms Justice Reform Councils in 6 regions of Ukraine

26 March 2019 | E-justice , Judiciary , Justice , Probation , Property rights protection

The EU Project “Pravo-Justice” has formed Regional Justice Reform Councils in Chernivtsi, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa regions and Donbas, which contribute to policy-making in judicial reform at the local level.

Development of volunteering in probation: pilot regions suggest their own ways of attracting new activists

26 February 2019 | Judiciary , Justice , Probation

On February 25, a working meeting of the representatives of the Probation Center with the international expert of the EU Project "Pravo-Justice" Valerie McNerney on the implementation of the volunteer institute in the probation service of Ukraine took place.