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Participation and Learning in Detention

PALD

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 ‘prisoners’ 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, prisoner council, sports activities) is a priority.

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PeerSupport
Tuesday 3 August

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 .

Article the role of language
Thursday 25 March

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.