Closer to Success? Enhancing prison, probation, and community actors’ skill-set on assessing risk and vulnerabilities to extremist viewpoints through updated tools and mixed-method training

ICPA2024 Presentation by Pedro Liberado, Vânia Sampaio, Sara Afonso, Margarida Damas (ICPA2024-PID120)

Authors

Pedro Liberado

Board Member, Chief Research Officer & Coordinator of Radicalisation, Violent Extremism and Organise, IPS_Innovative Prison Systems, Portugal

Pedro Liberado is Board Member, Chief Research Officer and Head of Radicalisation, Violent Extremism and Organised Crime Portfolio at IPS_Innovative Prisons Systems. Pedro is a PhD Candidate (on hold) in Criminology at the University of Granada, holds an MSc in Criminology from the University of Porto, a PgDip in Strategic and Security Studies from the NOVA University of Lisbon and the Institute of National Defence (Portuguese Ministry of National Defence), and a BA in Sociology from the University of Coimbra. Pedro is a former researcher at the University of Lisbon and at the University of Tampere. At IPS, he is responsible for the design, coordination, implementation, and sustainability of projects, mostly in the field of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) within the criminal justice setting, contributing to the implementation of over 15 EU-funded projects related to risk screening/assessment; exit work/desistance; prison, probation and community practitioners’ training; multi-agency cooperation; among others. Pedro has published articles in criminal justice and P/CVE, and is also an invited speaker at international conferences, meetings, training courses and seminars worldwide, including collaborations with the European Commission, Council of Europe, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and INTERPOL. Pedro is a certified trainer, Member of the implementation team of the recently established EU Knowledge Hub for the Prevention of Radicalisation, Expert in the former Radicalisation Awareness Network Policy Support, LEICA “Law Enforcement in Central Asia” Expert, Full Member of the International Corrections and Prisons Association, American Probation and Parole Association, and the European Society of Criminology (and of its Radicalisation, Extremism, and Terrorism Working Group WG-EXTREME).

Vânia Sampaio

Head of Directory for Security and Criminal Justice Cooperation, IPS Innovative Prison Systems, Portugal

Vânia Sampaio is Head of the Directory for Security and Criminal Justice Cooperation (within the Radicalisation, Violent Extremism and Organised Crime Portfolio) at IPS_Innovative Prison Systems. Vânia is a member of the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) and the European Society of Criminology, a RAN Policy Support Expert, and a certified trainer. She holds a BA in Criminology from the University of Porto and an MA in Terrorism, International Crime and Global Security from Coventry University.

Sara Afonso

Head of the Directory for Communitarian Inclusion and Social Development (within the Radicalisation,, IPS Innovative Prison Systems

Sara Afonso is the Head of the Directory for Communitarian Inclusion and Social Development (within the Radicalisation, Violent Extremism and Organised Crime Portfolio) at IPS_Innovative Prison Systems. Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology and a Master’s degree in Terrorism, Organised Crime and Global Security, Sara focuses on implementing P/CVE-related projects from a community perspective, incl. integration of individuals in vulnerable situations. Sara is a certified trainer, a RAN Policy Support Expert, and an ESC member..

Margarida Damas

Researcher, IPS_Innovative Prison Systems, Portugal

Margarida Damas is a Researcher at IPS_Innovative Prison Systems, under the Communitarian Inclusion and Social Development Directory. With a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology and a Master’s degree in Sociology, specialised in Human Rights, and with a greater interest in prison and post-prison critical studies, Margarida has been working on P/CVE and PVE-E projects, focusing on the comprehensive integration of vulnerable groups and enhancement of community resilience.

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