Welcome on the website of the research group PALD
The interdisciplinary research group PArticipation & Learning in Detention (PALD) was launched in 2017 at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is a collaboration between the Department of Educational Sciences, Criminology and Movement and Sport Sciences.
PALD focuses on the target group of ‘incarcerated people’ and connects the concepts 'participation', 'learning' and 'detention'. (Participatory) Research about the participation of prisoners in formal, non-formal and informal learning activities (e.g., vocational training, cultural activities, active citizenship, sports activities) is a priority.
Peer support among foreign national prisoners
At the end of July, the journal 'Criminology & Criminal Justice' published our article about peer support among foreign national prisoners. Read it here.
The role of language for foreign national prisoners' participation in prison activities
Read now the article 'An appreciative inquiry into foreign national prisoners' participation in prison activities: The role of language', recently published in the European Journal of Criminology.
