Position Paper 2023

T he TRYJustice Network extends beyond the authors of this paper, and bios for our members can be viewed on our website Dr Rebecca Banwell-Moore Rebecca Banwell-Moore is a Research Fellow on the UKRI funded 'Prison Regulation for Safer Societies’ study at the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham. Rebecca’s area of expertise is Restorative Justice. Her particular focus is on victim participation in Restorative Justice and the role of criminal justice stakeholders. She is also a trained and practising community mediator. She previously held the position of Victim Liaison and Restorative Justice Coordinator in the youth offending service. She has recently been working with the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office in Wiltshire to embed restorative justice across criminal justice services. Ross Little Ross Little leads a module on the Criminology and Criminal Justice program focusing on Young People and the Criminal Justice System at De Montfort University. He also leads the Learning in Prison and Probation Network, part of the Research Institute for Criminology, Community Education, and Social Justice. Ross has designed courses with prisons to bring together students in prison and students at De Montfort University for shared higher education study experiences. He is undertaking his PhD by concurrent publications to further understanding about pedagogy and prison education. Professor Nicola Wake Nicola Wake is Deputy Director for the Northumbria Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies and Subject Sections Secretary for the Society of Legal Scholars. Nicola has published widely on mental condition defences, holds several editorial positions, and has secured funding from prestigious providers. Professor Wake's research interests include: criminal law and justice specifically mental condition defences, human trafficking, and vulnerable offenders. Professor Raymond Arthur Raymond Arthur completed his PhD on family life and youth offending behaviour at the University of Birmingham in 2003.This work examined the state's obligations to protect the welfare of children and prevent youth offending under domestic and international law and developed the argument that all young people have a legal right to the provision of youth crime preventive support and services. He has published two sole authored monographs, chapters and peer- reviewed journal articles on issues related to the delivery of justice for children and families, the complex linkage between parenting and youth offending and the extent to which the youth justice system in England and Wales protects children's human rights in the light of international best practice.