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Manual for Responses to returning foreign terrorist fighters and their families 2nd Edition, 2022
This manual outlines responses to FTFs and their families, returning or planning to return to their home countries within the EU, from terrorist conflict zones such as Syria and Iraq. When the term “returnees” is used in this manual, it refers to FTFs and their families (women and children).

RAN PRISONS The role of multi-agency cooperation in dealing with female returnees in prison and protecting the rights of children with imprisoned parents, 5-6 April 2022
While the number of women returning or repatriated from terrorist organisations and conflict zones to the European Union (EU) has grown in recent years, the related prosecution and conviction rates are still low.

The role of civil society organisations in exit work, May 2022
In recent years, the importance of multi-agency work and collaboration between governments and civil society in exit work has increased significantly.

RAN Cross-cutting Thematic Event, Management of returning FTFs and their family members with a focus on returning women and children, online meeting 14-15 December 2021
This conclusion paper will elaborate on the main highlights of the discussion, focusing on emerging issues and challenges in the work with returning women, children and along the prison-exit continuum.

RAN PRISONS How to effectively train prison staff and partners for P/CVE, online meeting 04-05 November 2021
This paper outlines the highlights of the meeting and presents inspiring practices in the EU and beyond, followed by recommendations for what to consider when designing P/CVE trainings for prisons, both in terms of content and
delivery.

RAN PRISONS Religious counselling, training and interfaith dialogue in prison, 06-07 October 2020
Religion and religious counselling can play a major role in offender rehabilitation and reintegration. The opportunity to practice one’s religion in prison and to have access to a representative of this religion is a human right allowed in prison.

RAN Study Visit to Paris on ‘Effective management of the prison-exit continuum’, online event 07-08 December 2021
This paper summarises the main insights gained about the French policy on effectively managing the prison-exit continuum. It presents the approach in detail, highlighting inspiring practice as well as gaps and challenges that emerged during discussions.

RAN Cross-cutting Thematic Event Released violent extremist or terrorist offenders – Continuity between prison, probation and reintegration, 06 October 2021
While the presence of violent extremist and terrorist offenders (VETOs) in prison is not a new phenomenon, their numbers have been growing in recent years and are currently at a 20-year high of over 1 400 such detainees.

RAN Activities on Rehabilitation, January 2022
During the period 2012-2015, RAN Derad focused on building a network and establishing guiding principles. Important discussions centred on the professional role of the exit worker, and on how to motivate participants and formers.

Focus on Children – The challenge to reflect on values with imprisoned extremist parents
This paper provides an overview of projects in Europe concentrating on parents in prison, their children or both. Most of the projects focus on strengthening parenting competence and encouraging bonds and communication between imprisoned parents and their children.