Position Paper 2023

Transdisciplinary Research for Youth Justice – Position Paper 2023 16 to answer the overall research questions collectively. This is an important aspect of inter and trans disciplinary research. The Data stage requires the relevant discipline to collect and initially analyse the data but this analysis must enable the other disciplines to also interrogate the data for their interpretation. This is in order to Finalise the data, interpret and discuss them in relation to the research questions in order to make conclusions for the overall problem statement. It is at these stages that the disciplines interrogate the data to reach the insights that monodisciplinary perspectives along may not reach. In doing so it is possible to formulate nuanced solutions and recommendations to policymakers and practitioners that address the problem more widely and where it is situated rather than from one vantage point. (Menken and Keestra, 2016). In addition to these steps, and in keeping with transdisciplinary practice, non-academic stakeholders are consulted for feedback at the end of each phase of the research process for further practice-based insights. This aspect adds a crucial element to transdisciplinary research which has real-world value for posing solutions to societal problems and issues. For this position paper, we begin by cohering around the story of Charlie who is 16 years old, written in his own words. This will aid the Network in identifying the topic and formulating the overall research question.