Data MOSAIC
The Data MOSAIC project will address and prevent violence against children (VAC) within prison settings. The project team aims to achieve this by facilitating more comprehensive and human-rights based data collection and monitoring systems that can effectively detect all forms of violence children may experience in prison so that it can be responded to. The project aims to facilitate comprehensive and human-rights-based data collection and monitoring systems that can effectively detect all forms of violence experienced by children in prison. This data will enable a timely and appropriate response to such incidents. These systems will be sensitive to the unique experiences of different groups of imprisoned children, including girls, LGBTQI+ children, those with mental health needs or disabilities, and children belonging to marginalised groups, racial, ethnic, religious, or language minorities.
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Funded by the European Union.
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Project Goals
Through the Data MOSAIC project we will create:
- Better understanding of the strengths, weaknesses and improvement opportunities in current data collection systems and practices on violence against children (VAC) in detention across EU
- Increased capacity of national agencies and child detention facilities to collect data on VAC in detention in a systematic, transparent and non-discriminatory manner
- A more child-friendly organisational culture within prison institutions and child justice facilities, supporting greater trust and connectedness between children and professionals
- Increased awareness among child justice stakeholders across the EU on importance of improved data collection tools and practices on VAC
E-Learning Course: Ensuring Safety and Protection from Violence for Children in Detention
This free online course is part of the Data for Monitoring the Safety of Imprisoned Children (Data MOSAIC) project, funded by the European Commission under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme.
- Includes two interactive modules focused on building a rights-based, non-discriminatory, and systematic approach to data collection on violence against children (VAC) in detention.
- Provides practical tools and guidance to identify trends, address protection gaps, and support child-friendly, preventive measures.
- Designed for professionals working in justice, monitoring, or child protection systems to promote institutional accountability and improved safeguards for children in custodial settings.
- Certification available after successful completion of all modules and final assessments.
* The European Commission's support for the production of this course does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Project Objectives and Approaches
In order to improve practices in monitoring and reporting on violence against imprisoned children, the project team will work to:
- Understand how facilities and criminal justice systems across the European Union currently collect data on and monitor violence imprisoned children experience;
- Identify gaps, needs and improvement opportunities based on international standards and guidance, as well as identified promising practice examples;
- Develop recommendations and implementation guidance for a data collection tool on VAC that can be tailored to different facility contexts;
- Pilot and evaluate the tool in facilities detaining children in the project’s three focus countries: Bulgaria, Ireland and Romania;
- Engage criminal justice professionals, child rights advocates and experts, and policy makers at the national as well as regional and international levels in discussions and action toward improved data collection practices and better safeguarding of children against violence in detention, and;
- Ensure the perspectives and expertise of children and young people with lived experience inform all our work, from research and analysis to roll-out of resources and recommendations for improved policies and practices.
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