Creating Spaces for Change

Published On Mon 30 Nov 2015 by Roddy Isles

The first of a series of events being held to review and explore Scottish responses to offending behaviour is taking place in Edinburgh today, Monday November 30^th.

`Creating Spaces for Change’ is a project co-led by the Universities of Dundee and Edinburgh, funded by a Scottish Universities Insight Institute Knowledge Exchange grant.

At the first event, Richard Holloway, writer, broadcaster and former Bishop of Edinburgh, will explore the urge, in Scottish society, to punish and the implications of this for justice outcomes, together with contributions from other experts.

“The programme of events aims to bring together key players from policy and practice communities and from a re-energised civic society,” said Dr Trish McCulloch, Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Dundee.

“To effect change when previous attempts to do so have failed requires looking beyond policy fixes to the values and the socio-cultural drivers that take practice in particular directions. This programme will explore the values that currently underpin Scottish Justice, as well as those that should underpin it in the future.”

Today’s event takes place at the Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh.

Further information is available at: http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/spacesforchange/

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