Colloquium

The Colloquium is the centrepiece of IPPF’s activities. It provides a forum for its members to discuss matters of critical and contemporary importance in the field of the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders, with particular focus on penal and penitentiary issues, along with local experts and international speakers.

The IPPF Colloquium is a members’ only event. As IPPF has a link with national governments through the manner in which its members are appointed, and in keeping with IPPF’s focus on administration and judicial matters, as well as academic affairs, it is a key priority for IPPF that the Colloquium is organised with strong input from and collaboration with the national authorities of the host country. IPPF Colloquia have addressed the following topics:

• Legality, non-arbitrariness and administrative and judicial discretion in sentencing and enforcement of sentences
• Defendants and detainees with psychiatric disturbances in the criminal process and in the prison system
• Overuse in the criminal justice system: on criminalization, prosecution and imprisonment
• Women in Prison
• Measures to deal with high risk offenders during and after their sentence

Find out more about IPPF’s Colloquia, which have explored key issues in penal and penitentiary policy

IPPF Celebrates 150 year old roots, Geneva 2022

IPPF celebrated 150 years since the establishment of the International Penitentiary Commission (IPC), to which organisation IPPF can trace its roots, on September 8 and 9 2022 in Geneva. Switzerland is the official home and ‘seat’ of IPPF. The theme for the event was: 150 year IPPF/FIPP anniversary celebration: its contributions to the criminal justice and prison systems, past present and future.

See past colloquia