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Tag Archives: Churchill Fellowship
Changing Systems from the Inside Out: a most successful Reintegration Puzzle Conference, Sydney, 21st – 23rd June 2017
Building on the user voice reform I was inspired beyond expectation on my Churchill Fellowship trip in 2015, the Reintegration Puzzle Conference convened by Deakin University, now in its 13th year and with the theme #changingsystemsfromtheinsideout has celebrated its best, most … Continue reading
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Tagged Churchill Fellowship, Claire Seppings, convictions, Credible Messengers, desistance, empowerment, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, Lived experience, peer mentors, Penal Reform, people with convictions, prison reform, recidivism, Reformation, Rehabilitation, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, Reintegration, Reintegration Puzzle Conference, resettlement, service users
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13th Reintegration Puzzle Conference, 21st – 23rd June 2017, Sydney, New South Wales.
Come along and spread the word. The 13th annual Reintegration Puzzle Conference in Sydney 21 – 23 June 2017 has the theme changing systems from the inside out. So many great presentations on the program. Alongside wonderful colleagues, I am … Continue reading
‘Castlemaine fellow weighs in on youth justice’ Midland Express
Many thanks to Donna Thomas, Journalist, Midland Express for coverage of my appearance at the Parliamentary Inquiry into Youth Justice Centres in Victoria. Parliamentary Inquiry into Youth Justice Centres in Victoria Midland Express
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Tagged Churchill Fellowship, Claire Seppings, community justice courts, Credible Messengers, desistance, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, families of offenders, Lived experience, Mentoring, Midland Express, peer mentors, prison reform, recidivism, reformed offenders, Rehabilitation, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, service users, Youth Justice
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Standing Committee on Legal and Social Issues: Inquiry into Youth Justice Centres in Victoria.
The Parliamentary Inquiry into Youth Justice Centres in Victoria held its first public hearing on Friday 17 March, 2017. I was honoured to be invited to give evidence. Here is my submission to the Inquiry: Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry … Continue reading
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Tagged Churchill Fellowship, Claire Seppings, Credible Messengers, Ex-offenders, Lived experience, peer mentors, recidivism, reformed offenders, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, Reintegration, resettlement, service users, Youth Justice, youth justice centres
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Doin Time 3CR Community Radio 855am
In case you missed it, on 30th January, I was a guest again on 3CR’s Community Radio ‘Doin Time’ show with wonderful broadcaster Pete Esan (co broadcaster Marisa Sposaro not far away). Jared Sharp. Jesuit Social Services’ General Manager in … Continue reading
ANZSOC 2016 Conference ‘Horizon Criminology’ Hobart, Tasmania
The 29th Annual Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) conference was held in Hobart, Tasmania from 29 November to 2 December 2016. The theme of the 2016 Conference was ‘HORIZON CRIMINOLOGY’; ‘Looking over the horizon there are challenges … Continue reading
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Tagged ANZSOC Conference 2016, Churchill Fellowship, Claire Seppings, Credible Messengers, desistance, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, Lived experience, peer mentors, Penal Reform, people with convictions, prison reform, recidivism, Reformation, reformed offenders, Rehabilitation, resettlement, service users
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The Churchill Trust’s Annual Report 2015-16 Edition.
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust’s Annual Report 2015-16 Edition. It is an honour to be one of the Victorian 50th Anniversary Churchill Fellow’s profiled in the report. Churchill Trust 2015-16 Annual Report
Doin Time 3CR Community Radio 855am
In case you missed it, on 19th September, I was a guest again on 3CR’s Community Radio ‘Doin Time’ show with wonderful broadcasters Marisa and Pete. We talked about the much needed prison reform, covering my Churchill Fellowship research; the … Continue reading
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Tagged 3CR, Churchill Fellowship, Claire Seppings, Credible Messengers, desistance, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, families of offenders, Lived experience, peer mentors, Penal Reform, prison reform, recidivism, reformed offenders, Rehabilitation, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, Reintegration, resettlement, restorative justice, service users, Smart Justice
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3AW 693 News Talk: Mornings with Neil Mitchell
In case you missed it, on 1st September I was interviewed in studio by Neil Mitchell on his morning 3AW Melbourne radio program. As the guest for the ‘complex issues’ weekly debate we talked about my Churchill Fellowship research focusing … Continue reading
‘Victorian prisoners ‘maxing out’ jail sentences’, investigates ABC’s national reporter Josie Taylor.
In case, you missed it. Great story by ABC’s national reporter Josie Taylor, titled, ‘Victorian prisoners ‘maxing out’ jail sentences’, again brilliantly incorporating the views of former prisoners, the experts by experience, the vital valuable lived experience perspective required for … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Churchill Fellowship, Claire Seppings, convictions, Criminal code, criminality, desistance, drug and alcohol addictions, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, families of offenders, Josie Taylor, Lived experience, Mentoring, Parole, Prison, prisoners, Probation, recidivism, reformed offenders, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, Reintegration, service users, social exclusion
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