The first progress meeting on the pilot-implementation of the new Offender Behaviour Programme (OBP) for reducing violent behaviour of offenders brought together Moldovan and Armenian probation counsellors on 22 October 2025, for sharing their experiences and good practices, and using the lessons learned to further adapt and maximise the efficiency of the programme in both countries.
Both the National Probation Inspectorate of the Republic of Moldova and the State Probation Service of Armenia are implementing in pilot-mode the new Programme for almost one year and have successfully delivered several full cycles of the new Programme for 151 offenders in Moldova, and 23 in Armenia so far.
At the close of the exchange session, both Probation Services expressed their commitment to continued cooperation and building a long-term partnership between the probation services of Moldova and Armenia.
The exchange of experience session was part of the 1st progress and consolidation session on piloting the new program system-wide in Moldova, held on 20- 22 October 2025 in Chisinau and was attended by the Armenian partners online.
This initiative is part of the Council of Europe’s broader efforts to strengthen the capacity of probation services in the Republics of Moldova and Armenia, including through diversifying the range of rehabilitative interventions to better address the complex needs of medium- and high-risk offenders.
The activity was organised under the auspice of the Council of Europe Projects “Further strengthening the prison and probation systems, the provision of health care, and the treatment of patients in closed institutions in the Republic of Moldova” and “Further Strengthening the Probation Service in Armenia” financed and implemented through the Council of Europe Action Plans for Moldova (2025 – 2028) and Armenia (2023 – 2026).