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In October we held the first ever Changing Tunes conference, through which we aimed to kick-start the debate about the re-personalisation of the criminal justice system. This conference followed on from the Close to the Edge booklet produced earlier this year and was attended by people of influence from the criminal justice sector, including representatives from NOMS, Clinks, charitable trusts, and other organisations delivering rehabilitative programmes. Our guest speakers included international criminologist Shadd Maruna, Director of Clinks Clive Martin, and Changing Tunes trustee and ex-prisoner Sharon. The day began with performances by ex-prisoners, Ambassadors for Changing Tunes, whose songs and testimony brought to life the urgent need to re-personalise the way we do rehabilitation, and the remarkable results that can happen when we get it right. It has become widely accepted that recent prison policy has been driven by what is measurable, rather than what is effective. And this boils down to something simple – personal support. While giving prisoners practical skills is obviously important, it is only part of the answer. Prisoners need the motivation to change, and prisoners and ex-prisoners have told us so many times that the thing that gave them motivation when working with us was that we treated them like a person, not a problem. It’s not rocket science. Our hope for the conference was that it would influence the new government to look at the changes needed to reduce re-offending. Following the addresses given by our speakers, the debate was opened up to all delegates who were invited to take part in workshops to discuss practical ideas of how the criminal justice system might be re-personalised, based on their own experiences. The suggestions that came out of these workshops will be collated and presented by our Ambassadors to 10 Downing Street. |
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One of the highlights of the conference was Shadd Maruna's presentation of "The Great Escape: Exploring the Rehabilitative Dynamics Involved in Changing Tunes", his evalutaion on our work and its outcomes. The audio from his presentation is available to listen to here: |
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A PDF of Shadd's evaluation can be downloaded here:
If you would like a hard copy of the evaluation, please contact the office by phone, email or post (details on the contacts page). |
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We were also very fortunate to have Sharon, once a prisoner in Eastwood Park and now a Trustee of Changing Tunes, tell her story following her performance of the song "Heal Over" by KT Tunstall. She has kindly given permission for us to make the audio available here. |
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