Acronyms
CAT (UN) Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
(Convention against Torture)
CEP
Confederation of European Probation
CJEU
Court of Justice of the European Union
COPEN
Coopération en matière pénale; Working Party on Criminal Matters (Council of the EU)
CPT
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
CRC
(UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child
CRPD
(UN) Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
CSES
Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services
EAW
European Arrest Warrant
ECHR
European Convention on Human Rights
ECtHR
European Court of Human Rights
ESO
European Supervision Order
EPIS
European Prison Information System
EU
European Union
EuroPris
European Organisation of Prison and Correctional Services
FRA
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GYDPs
Garda Youth Diversion Projects
HEUNI
European Institute for Criminal Prevention and Control
ICPS
International Centre for Prison Studies
IRCP
Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (Ghent University)
ISTEP
Implementation Support for the Transfer of European Probation Sentences
LGBTI
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons
NHRI
National Human Rights Institution
NPM
National Preventive Mechanism
NOMS
National Offender Management Service
OPCAT
Optional Protocol to the (UN) Convention against Torture
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