tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70877600397966699852024-03-14T02:20:16.986-07:00Restorative Technology LtdRT Ltd grew out of winning the 2010 Social Innovation Camp. "SafeGround", now called SafeSpace, won the award for the web-provided-service "most likely to reduce youth custody and youth offending" in the UK. We are keen to find new Youth Offending Team (& other) partners who'd like to improve access to restorative justice i.e. who want to give 'victims' and 'offenders' ways that work for them to communicate to address needs arising from a crime.Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087760039796669985.post-54208083959477056462021-05-01T10:02:00.000-07:002021-05-01T10:02:39.142-07:00The Only Poll That MattersThe idea that “The only poll that matters is the General Election” needs serious questions as a #ToryCoup to #OustBoris develops:<div><br></div><div>Not so; #BorisIsMortallyWounded & is unlikely to see out his elected term of office, unless the #ToryCoup to #OustBoris is foiled by #RishiSunak refusing dialogue. Elementary mistake to think that Starmer’s polling is what counts more than RishiSunak’s, <span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">which is, of course, being done in secret. I offered generous odds on #BorisJohnson being out of office soon; that Facebook Advert/Boosted Post is doing the rounds of the #SouthEastCoast this weekend?: </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">“The mistake the #lefties are making is to presume that #BorisJohnson is invulnerable until the unlikely day that #KierStarmer is more popular; actually, as with #MargaretThatcher the question is whether there’s a Tory who better protects the integrity of the “Conservative Brand”. The interview on #WorldAtOne during the week of Boris’s former boss, former head of the Telegraph, #MaxHastings, was painting the picture of Boris leaving #10DowningStreet to have an easier life (& richer one) as #BorisJohnsonPublicEntertainer. Even the #DailyMail put the knife into Boris twice this week, with front-page headlines about #BodiesPiledHigh-#gate and (my favourite headline since #FreddieStarrAteMyHamster; #BorisPaintedIntoACorner. Now it’s #CurtainsForBoris”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1xtoPreqLeKoNO9nrPy1XfKeAld9GiF_4" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1xtoPreqLeKoNO9nrPy1XfKeAld9GiF_4" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM4IagQQExoyWIFYy4QjOfpNfimeaa2u0">https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM4IagQQExoyWIFYy4QjOfpNfimeaa2u0</a><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://youtu.be/nK79v728MBE">https:/</a><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nK79v728MBE?modestbranding=1&title=&showinfo=0&rel=0&controls=0&disablekb=0&autohide=0&play=0&hidden=0&playsInline=1&iv_load_policy=3&mute=0&enablejsapi=1&background=1&html5=1" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></iframe><br></div>Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087760039796669985.post-21784744871243464272012-11-15T02:26:00.001-08:002012-11-15T02:32:37.549-08:00Communities taking responsibility for the riots and crime in their area via YouTube, and twitter-fed Restorative Justice initiative in London<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The title of this blog post is the front page of the Evening Standard that I am envisioning. Pipe dream? Maybe? Worth working on further; you bet!
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Here, from 2010, is the start of the first iteration:
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<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/12484271?badge=0" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/12484271">Jailbrake 2010</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/tps">The People Speak</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5FV720-IcpQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087760039796669985.post-73217319280536487482012-03-16T03:17:00.003-07:002012-04-17T11:59:16.992-07:00Open and honest project review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Reporting back to NESTA on the Reboot Britain project Common Ground (as at jailbrake.org) which became SafeGround which was put in place in Devon Youth Offending Team as SafeSpace<br />
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What undermined the potential success of a prize-winning idea:<br />
1) Low confidence by the pilot site's staff in the technology being straightforward enough & working well<br />
2) Low levels of creativity in its use & an insufficiently shared vision by pilot site staff to prioritise its use above competing demands on the time of those staff. <br />
3) A deficit either of active promotion by pilot site staff to users of the benefits or of the agreed record keeping about to whom it was being offered to & what their response was.<br />
4) Unwillingness by the staff to change working practices so that those victims and offenders wanting to communicate are not necessarily accompanied in each stage of this communication by the physical presence of a mediator/ restorative justice practitioner.<br />
5) A user group (victims and offenders) with a generally low level of commitment to communication with the related victim(s)/offender(s) for “their crime”.<br />
6) A Restorative Technology Limited “Team” without the strength, focus, flexibility & resources to adjust well to the above factors.<br />
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And here's<a href="http://restorativetechnology.blogspot.co.uk/p/fuller-review-of-safespace.html"> the fuller review of this first Restorative Technology Ltd innovation in victim-offender-community-communication</a>.<br />
Thomas Edison tried many times before getting the electric light bulb good enough....<br />
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</div>Restorative Technology Ltd mock recording of victim's concerns for uploading:<br />
<object width="480" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yXSIfme2-qA?version=3&hl=en_GB&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yXSIfme2-qA?version=3&hl=en_GB&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="360" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087760039796669985.post-65229777871363082752011-10-05T14:55:00.000-07:002011-10-05T20:42:27.886-07:001st anniversary of the Hastings Pier Fire -todayAnd here is the press piece about the meeting tonight:<br />
<a href="http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/community/talks_to_mark_anniversary_of_pier_fire_1_3109033">http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/community/talks_to_mark_anniversary_of_pier_fire_1_3109033</a><br />
And follow <a href="http://restorativetechnology.blogspot.com/p/1st-anniversary-pier-fire-public.html">this link to the films shown and the films made from the participants</a>.<br />
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You have until the 23rd October, but please save me much stress & give another 2-4minutes now to registering & then voting for:<br />
<a href="http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/5827">http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/5827</a><p>-and how many friends/networks have you nudged/encouraged/ set-alight?<br />
THIS HELPS SET UP THE TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION IN HASTINGS AND ST LEONARDS<br />
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWQ7VNrlePs&feature=youtube_gdata_player<br />
<iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AxOIHIhmKNg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087760039796669985.post-52233080838999725232011-09-13T18:01:00.000-07:002011-09-27T02:22:03.838-07:00Bringing award-winning technology to heal harm in St Leonards on Sea<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The version of the victim-offender video-messaging system that is provided primarily for Sussex, though is also usable by anyone in the UK wanting a restorative process is <a href="http://www.peoplesjustice.org.uk/">www.peoplesjustice.org.uk</a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvQq41_PcI1085oHIneK7FYmTKwkNkSjBG2ufSjYWtERR55-FtgmMrXg6cnWCh5yTboygL1Me_MhyphenhyphenqEJ5WSVWOYkF7wDXNMItIlMx6YqjGBqKKkRJEaPT6K2HhFHfI4_JUXdIjh402v-o/s1600/People%2527s+Justice+site+front+page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvQq41_PcI1085oHIneK7FYmTKwkNkSjBG2ufSjYWtERR55-FtgmMrXg6cnWCh5yTboygL1Me_MhyphenhyphenqEJ5WSVWOYkF7wDXNMItIlMx6YqjGBqKKkRJEaPT6K2HhFHfI4_JUXdIjh402v-o/s640/People%2527s+Justice+site+front+page.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Restorative Technology Limited is now pleased to be working within the context of St Leonards Sharing Consortium: <a href="http://www.stleonardssharing.info/">www.stleonardssharing.info</a><br />
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</div>-and the full interview with Jo Nodding:<br />
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<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CxibuwFvRbo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087760039796669985.post-51441859334117706292011-07-13T13:02:00.000-07:002011-07-13T13:02:20.397-07:00SafeSpace screenshots with Victim Impact Statements as video-messagesHere's a presentation shown at the Restorative Justice Practitioners Network Day, 13th July 2011 on the Mediation Support Ltd stand.<br />
Trainings available as below film:<br />
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<b>Enhanced restorative practice <br />
through moderated video messaging<br />
and other electronic communications.</b><br />
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A training provided to YOTs, with a bespoke website available, arising from winning the 2010 Social Innovation Camp for the web/mobile technology most likely to reduce youth custody and youth offending. <br />
The judges of <a href="http://www.jailbrake.org/">www.jailbrake.org</a> who awarded the work first prize were from: <br />
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<ul><li>The Youth Justice Board,</li>
<li>The Police Improvement Agency,</li>
<li>The Prison Reform Trust</li>
<li>Foyer Housing Federation.</li>
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The training is provided by Restorative Technology Ltd & Mediation Support Ltd Director, Paul Crosland.<br />
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The costs to have a day's training is usually just transport & accommodation; though with a YOT that might more easily become a partner agency using our video-messaging and text-messaging system, these costs will be waived.<br />
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For more clarification, ring Paul on 0780 70 66 202 or <a href="http://www.mediationsupport.info/pageID_4200956.html">email</a> <br />
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The blog about these innovations is at www.restorativetechnology.blogspot.com and a parallel site to the YOT enabled site is provided for the residents of Hastings (in the wake of the fire on the Pier last October) on <a href="http://www.peoplesjustice.org.uk/">www.peoplesjustice.org.uk</a><br />
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Be informed of what is a major potential for community-wide restorative processes, and make more informed decisions about the benefits and issues in offering a wider menu of communication options to your clients.<br />
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<a href="http://actionforhastingshappiness.blogspot.com">And if you came here from the Hastings & St Leonards Action for Happiness page, click to get back</a>Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087760039796669985.post-19185062088461486442011-06-11T04:28:00.001-07:002011-06-11T04:28:51.895-07:00Seeking clarity of the law in relation to mediating in the wake of no CPS charges eg Hastings Pier> To Amber Rudd, MP<br>> House of Commons<br>> <br>> Dear Amber<br>> <br>> We met at your surgery this morning at Leonie's; which I came to in order to follow up my letter in 10th June Observer: " We need to act if we want justice" .<br>> I copy this letter to my work email, my sometime colleagues and to the chair of the HPWRT, in order that he may update the Trustees on this justice issue.<br>> <br>> A major obstacle to communication between those who were on the pier on 5th October 2011 and the wider community is the lack of clarity around the legal status of what they would disclose. Firstly, would the mediation service involved have an obligation to disclose certain information to the police? Secondly, would any attempt at communication -through whatever channels- risk prosecution? A letter from a minister, the attorney general and/or the CPS is what I'm seeking for clarification, so that I may then provide it to those who were on the pier that night, and we progress from there.<br>> <br>> Many victims and communities across the UK experience a lack of power when the CPS case is dropped pre-court or even a case collapsing in court. Enabling more "victims" in these circumstances to have recourse to mediation would be a great way forward in strengthening the Big Society. At present, it would be unlikely that any individuals who have <got-off> would risk communicating with their accusers, because the risks are not yet clear and the benefits of restorative justice processes are generally not well-communicated to those accused of crimes.<br>> <br>> As I said in my letter, it may be years before those on the pier that night are ready for the communication about what they did, why they did it and what they are going to do to address the impact on the community.<br>> This process will be further delayed if there is not the basic level of clarity for all involved in mediation about the legal position of the communications being had. <br>> <br>> Now that that communication is moving more to the internet, with "victims" uploading video statements and "offenders" uploading apology messages, it is more than timely for Hastings to lead in getting clarity around the legal position of internet communications involving mediation services.<br>> <br>> If there is to be no immunity from prosecution for things disclosed during a mediation/restorative justice process, at least all will know where they stand in their choices whether or not to answer the questions being asked of them by the community and take other reparative actions requested of them. <br>> <br>> Amongst those working with me to get communications to those on the pier that night is Ray Chapman, HPWRT chair; a video of his to these individuals having just been published (9th May) on <a href="http://sussexcommunity.blogspot.com">http://sussexcommunity.blogspot.com</a><br>> <br>> This matter will hang over a number of lives for some-time to come, so clarity is for the well-being of all.<br>> <br>> I omitted to ask you this morning for any advice on the funding opportunities for voluntary sector and social enterprise work in restorative justice, seeking, as does the best work, in my opinion to:<br>> -repair harm<br>> -restore dignity<br>> & re-integrate into a community that cares.<br>> (The reduced offending evidence is clear and available separately.)<br>> My funding from the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts to pursue the video messaging and mediated text-based messaging sits under the name heading Restorative Technology Ltd. This funding is almost at an end, yet my passion to build dialogue about what kinds of justice we want in the community in which we live does not run out.<br>> <br>> Yours sincerely<br>> Paul Crosland<br>> <br>> CEO, Mediation Support Ltd<br>> Southwater Area Community Centre, <br>> 2 Stainsby Street, <br>> St Leonards On Sea, <br>> East Sussex, <br>> TN37 6LA<br>> <br>> SUBSCRIBE to free updates from Mediation Support Ltd: <a href="http://www.mediationsupport.info/subscribenewsletter.html">http://www.mediationsupport.info/subscribenewsletter.html</a>Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087760039796669985.post-51912045014335777052011-06-10T00:20:00.000-07:002011-06-10T00:21:31.301-07:00Hastings Pier Fire grievance - does Restorative Technology fit yet?<div></div><div><blockquote type="cite" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><div>Today's watershed: Will an allegedly aggrieved local population take the opportunity to use the SafeGround idea?</div></blockquote><br><img src="cid:0603E9C3-0BAE-4557-9DCA-FAB0029FD66E" id="0603E9C3-0BAE-4557-9DCA-FAB0029FD66E" width="300" height="400"></div><div><div><br></div><div><div>SUBSCRIBE to free updates from Mediation Support Ltd: <a href="http://www.mediationsupport.info/subscribenewsletter.html"><a href="http://www.mediationsupport.info/subscribenewsletter.html">http://www.mediationsupport.info/subscribenewsletter.html</a></a></div><div><br></div><div>And please TELL anyone who may have any kind of difficulty with another person that they could get a free 'conflict make-over' -or powerful new perspective on what's perpetuating any problem & how to move forward-<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "> in just 30 minutes on-line via <a href="http://www.telephonemediation.org.uk">www.telephonemediation.org.uk</a>. </span></div><div>(a UK-wide service run by Mediation Support Ltd)</div><div>*************************</div><div>Life's short; compose your quarrels. (from The Dhammapada)</div></div></div>Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087760039796669985.post-22328112816693893312011-05-04T02:21:00.001-07:002011-05-04T02:57:22.885-07:00The hypotheses and concernsThe hypothesis of Restorative Technology:<br />
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The status quo ante, or assumed pre-existing situation:<br />
That restorative practitioners working in Youth Offending Teams offer opportunities for victims and offenders to communicate by face-to-face meetings or by letters (or verbal messages) that are delivered by the practitioner, usually in person and sometimes over the phone.<br />
(Examples are known from earlier times of VHS video cassettes of an "offender" being recorded for the "victim" and shown to them). The idea isn't new; just the technogical opportunities and comfort of people using the technology changes.<br />
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My hypothesis is that restorative practitioners who have confidence in (& commitment to) offering a wider range of ways for victims and offenders to communicate than this i.e. through mediated video-messaging or through opening a channel of mediated text-based messaging will achieve a higher rate of take-up of restorative communication.<br />
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Secondly, a number of individuals (victims and offenders) through video and text messaging will then want a meeting facilitated by a restorative practitioner.<br />
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If the time taken by staff in learning how to offer this wider range of services and the cost of providing the technology of video and text messaging amounts to less than the benefits to Youth Offending Teams, it would be logical for YOTs to encourage staff to use video and text-based messaging. <br />
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A website systematically showing the experience of other users of restorative processes (eg. by offence type) could enable informed client choice in a way that saves YOT staff time.<br />
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However, the funding arrangments of YOTs do not reward higher levels of engagement with Restorative Processes, so the YOTs that will engage with this will be doing so for some combination of the following reasons:<br />
1) believe in the intrinsic benefits of increasing the clients range of choices about participating in restorative communication<br />
2) a way to reduce the staff time allocated to Restorative Justice, by offering ways of communicating that require less staff time.<br />
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Restorative Technology Ltd supports restorative practitioners to offer mediated video-messaging and mediated text-messaging in the expectation that these will lead to more people engaging in restorative processes and more people wanting facilitated face-to-face meetings.<br />
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If YOTs do not offer to facilitate more face-to-face meetings, many clients will still have gained some clarity (answers to questions around the event), some reassurance, some personal growth, some knowledge which will help their future safety, some closure (or whatever other needs arose from the crime), and other benefits of communication.<br />
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More widely, the hypothesis adopts and amends the following equation: I=PxAxT, which is about sustainability and population:<br />
The Impact (I) on the world's sustainability system is equal to the population (P) multiplied by the affluence (A) multiplied by the type of technology (T) that the population is using. <br />
called The Population Explosion.<br />
If I have the mindfulness to successfully link the technology and the values together I'll have an impact on the safety of society which is my goal is a restorative practitioner. So the equation now runs as follows: The Impact of Restorative Work = The value base of individuals, interacting with Restorative Mindfulness, interacting with the technology chosen by each to enable the communication.<br />
The above equation discussion is <a href="http://restorativetechnology.blogspot.com/p/two-restorative-practitioners.html">taken from a discussion between two restorative practitioners here</a>.Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087760039796669985.post-45801883985892608742011-04-14T21:46:00.000-07:002011-04-14T21:46:23.385-07:00In the wake of winning the Social Innovation Camp 2010, Restorative Technology Ltd was foundedHere's the winning presentation, with the founding ideas of Restorative Technology Ltd:<br />
<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HUkjV2JVRPs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087760039796669985.post-1435173520113331372011-04-14T09:34:00.001-07:002011-04-14T09:35:40.865-07:00A sideways look at communication between 'victims', 'offenders' & 'communities'<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Xyr1LxKmwzI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087760039796669985.post-627200000198886792011-03-31T05:31:00.000-07:002011-05-04T02:41:59.358-07:00Discussions with Restorative Justice Practitioners about Restorative Technology<div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.nesta.org.uk/areas_of_work/public_services_lab/reboot_britain/assets/features/safe_ground">SafeGround is a "Reboot Britain" project funded by the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA)</a>.</span> </div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> SafeGround provides a platform to support a facilitated mediation process between victim and offender, and was the winning project at the 2010 Social Innovation Camp (<a href="http://www.jailbrake.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1272012021_1">www.jailbrake.org).</span></a> The judges who awarded the SafeGround team top prize were from the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1272012021_2" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1272020941_6" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;">Youth Justice Board</span></span>, the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1272012021_3" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1272020941_7">Prison Reform Trust</span></span>, the Police Improvement Agency and the Foyer Housing Foundation.</span></div><br />
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(The full transcript of the above <a href="http://restorativetechnology.blogspot.com/p/two-restorative-practitioners.html">discussion is here</a>)<br />
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</div>Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087760039796669985.post-3065130611032405802011-03-26T10:54:00.000-07:002011-04-14T09:37:38.748-07:00Restorative Technology Ltd's initial funding is from NESTA; leading in innovation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span _mce_style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nesta.org.uk/">The National Endowment for Science, Technology & the Arts</a> are funding a pilot project being provided by Restorative Technology Ltd </span>, whose director and CEO is Paul Crosland, whose work in Restorative Justice has been seen as ahead of its time, yet is fast becoming timely. <br />
At the 2010 Social Innovation Camp, (called Jailbrake) SafeGround won first prize:<br />
<a href="http://www.jailbrake.org">www.jailbrake.org</a> <br />
& <a href="http://vimeo.com/12484271">http://vimeo.com/12484271</a><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><blockquote><b><i><span _mce_style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"The Restorative Technology Ltd wider vision is both to enable increased understanding between those involved in and affected by crimes and also to encourage responsibility being taken by all who can contribute to generating safer societies." </span></i></b><span _mce_style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">(Director and CEO -Paul Crosland) </span></blockquote><span _mce_style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://restorativejustice.pbworks.com/w/page/33799839/Restorative-Technology-Ltd">Restorative Technology Ltd (draft) business plan is here</a>, and you can offer to support the development of this work by<a href="http://www.mediationsupport.info/pageID_4200956.html"> emailing Paul Crosland via the Mediation Support Ltd email contact form here</a>.</span><br />
<span _mce_style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If you are from a <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_402406498">Y</a><a href="http://www.yjb.gov.uk/en-gb/yjs/youthoffendingteams/">outh Offending Team</a> </span>with a demonstrable record of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_402406502">high quality </a><a href="http://restorativejustice.pbworks.com/w/page/14909296/VictimSatisfactionFramework">victim contact work</a> (and/or a high victim participation rate), Restorative Technology Ltd may be able to offer in 2011 low-cost-to-user sessions in which the SafeGround software can be used for Restorative Justice staff to role play cases, communicating via video-messaging and text messaging.<br />
<span _mce_style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">For more about NESTA's Reboot Britain work; of which Restorative Technology Ltd's SafeGround project is one of the 12 innovations in delivery of public services, <a href="http://www.nesta.org.uk/areas_of_work/public_services_lab/reboot_britain">see here</a>.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">NESTA, funding our work through "Restorative Technology Ltd", has also produced the '<a href="http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/reports/assets/features/radical_efficiency">Radical Efficiency' report </a> in which they acknowledge the work of a friend in Brazil who is innovating, clarifying and offering Restorative Justice to great effect: </div><blockquote style="font-family: inherit;"><i>'</i><i>A great example of a</i><i> new entrant to an issue bringing passion, naive intelligence and insights from elsewhere is Dominic Barter, who founded <a href="http://restorativecircles.org/">restorative circles</a>,"</i></blockquote><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: right;"><blockquote><div style="text-align: right;"><i>(I have paraphrased p11 of the report here; see p42-43 for much more about RJ in Brazil)</i></div></blockquote></div><div style="font-family: inherit;">To see any of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Toothpaste007#p/u/5/WuithhKZqhc">Interviews 1-6</a> with Dominic about his Restorative Justice work, about Radical Efficiency and SafeGround<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>please go to my YouTube Channel:</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Toothpaste007">Toothpaste007</a></div></div>Paul Croslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654739719341326479noreply@blogger.com0