We invite you to join us for the first Mentor+ online event focused on mentoring justice-involved youth.
The event, organized by the Mentor+ Partnership, aims to delve into effective mentoring practices and juvenile justice. The Mentor+ Project, funded by the European Commission’s ERASMUS+ program, will bring together experts from six European Member States for this online event.
Date: December 21, 2023
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CET
Why Attend?
Registration information:
Please complete the following registration form. Prior to the event you will receive a confirmation email with the meeting link.
The event, organized by the Mentor+ Partnership, aims to delve into effective mentoring practices and juvenile justice. The Mentor+ Project, funded by the European Commission’s ERASMUS+ program, will bring together experts from six European Member States for this online event.
Date: December 21, 2023
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CET
Why Attend?
- Gain insights into effective mentoring practices for high-risk youth.
- Understand the balance between responsibilization and rehabilitation in juvenile justice.
- Explore Irish experiences in mentoring within the youth justice space.
- Connect with experts in criminology and youth justice.
Registration information:
Please complete the following registration form. Prior to the event you will receive a confirmation email with the meeting link.
Schedule
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An Introduction of the Mentor+ Project
Juvenile Justice: Balancing between responsibilisation and rehabilitation
Irish Experiences of Mentoring in Youth Justice: A Reflection
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Onur Sultan
Beyond the Horizon ISSG/ Belgium Prof. Stefaan Pleysier
Leuvens Instituut voor Criminologie (LINC) / KU Leuven / Belgium Ronan O. McLoughlin
Irish Probation Service and a Board Member of Le Cheile, a volunteer mentoring NGO working in the youth justice sector in Ireland. |
Speakers
Onur SultanOnur is a research fellow and project manager at Beyond the Horizon ISSG and a PhD Researcher at the University of Antwerp. His research tackles strategic communication, security, and developing responses to build resilience among youth against radicalization and polarization. Within the context of Mentor+, he undertakes overall coordination of the Project alongside designing a user-friendly app. He is the Editor-in-chief of the quarterly Horizon Insights Journal.
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Stefaan PleysierProfessor in Criminology at the Faculty of Law and Criminology at KU Leuven, director of the Leuven Institute of Criminology (LINC), and coordinator, together with Johan Put, of the Research line on Youth Justice at LINC. He teaches youth criminology and juvenile justice, and research methods in the Bachelor and Master in Criminology. His main research interests include the study of youth justice and juvenile delinquency. Stefaan Pleysier was previously a MacCormick Fellow at Edinburgh Law School at the University of Edinburgh, and had visiting scholar positions at the Centre International de Criminologie Comparée at the Université de Montréal (Quebec, Canada) and at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law in Oñati (Gipuzkoa, Spain). Together with Ursula Kilkelly, he is co-Editor-in-chief of Youth Justice (Sage).
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Ronan O. McLoughlinDedicated advocate for youth justice and enhancing attuned and specialist response to youth offending. With a background in social work and psychotherapy, Ronan has worked in the development of the first Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health team in Ireland and in youth justice and mental health in Australia. Currently serving as Regional Manager in Young Person’s Probation with national responsibility for the delivery of Probation Services to children and young people, Ronan has a keen interest in developing mentoring programs in the youth justice space. He sits on the board of Le Cheile, a volunteer mentoring NGO working in the youth justice sector in Ireland.
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