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NEU START

Verein NEU START

Wien, Austria

Justice & Legal aidPeace & Conflict
AssociationNational reach501-1000 staff
Profile last updated: April 8, 2026

About

NEU START is a non-profit association based in Wien, Austria working on justice & legal aid, peace & conflict.

NEU START is an Austrian association working in probation support, social work with offenders, victim support, conflict resolution and crime prevention. It provides probation services, reintegration support for people who have offended, assistance and process support for victims of crime, and public information on crime and justice policy. Its services operate on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Justice and other commissioning bodies, with offices across Austria, including Vienna, Graz, Linz, Wels, Wörgl and Tyrol. The organisation is supported by paid staff and volunteer probation officers, and it also engages in advocacy on criminal justice legislation.

Location

Wien, Austria

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Verein

Legal name

Verein NEU START

Registration

ZVR-Zahl: 203142216

Staff

501-1000

Focus areas

BewährungshilfeStraffälligenhilfeOpferhilfeKonfliktregelungKriminalpräventionSoziale Arbeit

Languages

DE

Causes & programmes

Causes

Justice & Legal aidPeace & Conflict

Works for

Prisoners & Ex-offendersVictims of violenceYouth

How they work

Direct servicesAdvocacy & campaigningAwareness & educationVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Bewährungshilfe

Justice & Legal aid · Austria

Social work support for people placed on probation instead of prison or after conditional release, covering reintegration, housing, work and contact with authorities.

Opfer-Täter-Dialog (Modellversuch)

Peace & Conflict · Austria

Pilot in Vienna, Carinthia, Salzburg and Tyrol allowing offender-victim mediation outside of diversion.

Prozessbegleitung für Opfer von Straftaten

Justice & Legal aid · Austria

Support for victims of crime through criminal proceedings, including apology and compensation processes.

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Children & Youth · Austria

Social-pedagogical programme for young people involved in child sexual abuse material offences.

Jugendbegleitung im Strafverfahren

Children & Youth · Austria

Support for young people involved in criminal proceedings.

Countries of operation

Austria

Funding & support

Funded by

Membership feesIndividual donationsGovernment funding

Ways to support

DonateMembershipVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Bundesministerium Justiz

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