Are you involved in the criminal justice system? Are you interested in projects that reduce reoffending and contribute to a more just, humane and effective penal system?
If the answer is 'yes' a Churchill Fellowship would offer you the chance to see how things are being done differently or better overseas. It will enable you to return to the UK with new ideas and renewed energy to work towards a better system in the UK. This is the second year of a joint three year project with the Prison Reform Trust.
The deadline for applications is now closed.
The 2012 Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship award winners were:
Mr Mark Walsh
Police Constable
Hampshire
Project: Peer Court UK: Restorative Justice for youths administered by youths
Travel plans: U.S.A
Mr Mark Bolt
Police Inspector
Cornwall
Project: Mental Health and Criminal Justice
Travel plans: U.S.A.
Ms Marina Cantacuzino
Founder and Director of The Forgiveness Project
London
Project: Learning from other restorative justice programmes in custodial settings
Travel plans: Canada; U.S.A.
Ms Vicki Helyar-Cardwell
Director
London
Project: Young fathers in the criminal justice system - a hook for desistance?
Travel plans: U.S.A.
Ms Lynn Jolly
Community Justice Services Manager, Cornerstone (voluntary sector organisation)
West Dunbartonshire
Project: Comparing practice in the support of learning disabled offenders
Travel plans: Canada; U.S.A.
Miss Helen Kidson
Prison Officer
Surrey
Project: Reducing recidivism in serious / violent offenders through welfare lead rehabilitation
Travel plans: Finland; Germany; Norway; Sweden
Miss Yvonne Kramo
Legal Caseworker (Intern)
London
Project: Assisting individuals access their rights under EU and human rights law
Community involvement in detention oversight: An international perspective
Travel plans: Malawi; South Africa; U.S.A.
Ms Harriet Laurie
Project Development Officer for registered charity, TheHorseCourse
Dorset
Project: Investigate other equine-assisted interventions to inform best practice.
Travel plans: Canada; U.S.A.
Miss Jessica Magson
International Projects Manager, UK Ministry of Justice (EU and FCO funded court, judicial and prison reform projects)
London
Project: Examining the Impact of Drug Liberalisation Policies on Judicial Efficiency
Travel plans: Czech Republic; Portugal; Uruguay
Mrs Wanda Mountford
Prison Officer & Therapy Group Facilitator
Bucks
Project: Resisting 'supermax'; humane treatment of serious offenders in England & Wales
Travel plans: Netherlands
Miss Paula Reid
Policy officer at a national mental health charity with a focus on criminal justice and welfare issues
London
Project: Diverting offenders with mental illness from the criminal justice system
Travel plans: Canada; U.S.A.
Ms Lynn Saunders
Prison Governor
Nottinghamshire
Project: Sex offender Treatment and Rehabilitation
Travel plans: Canada; U.S.A.
Mr Austin Smith
Prison officer
Glamorgan
Project: Restorative Justice: Prison and Probation Trusts; collaborative working
Travel plans: Australia
Mr Steve Urquhart
Radio Producer, Tutor & Facilitator (part-time), Prison Radio Association; Freelance Producer & Announcer, BBC Radio 4
London
Project: Reducing offending: listening to Europe, broadcasting to the UK.
Travel plans: Belgium; Netherlands; Norway
Ms Stephanie Waddell
Gangs and youth violence policy lead, Violent and Youth Crime Prevention Unit, Home Office
London
Project: European approaches to addressing youth violence in custody and the community