A list of our current projects can be found below. IARS is internationally known for its expertise in restorative justice, user-led research, criminal justice, youth policy, citizenship, education and youth leadership. In addition to our current projects, IARS hosts:
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The Young Women in the Criminal Justice System Project is a new 12 month, youth-led programme that will empower 10 young females (aged 16-25) to inform and influence how the police engages works with young females with mental health problems while being users of the criminal justice system. |
Criminal Justice, mental health, women in the criminal justice system | Volunteering opportunities for this project have now closed. | |
| A youth-led investigation into the reporting of intimidating incidents amongst young people, when travelling home from school by bus. This is the follow up research to the Youth Advisory Board's research into youth violence on public transport between the hours of 3pm and 6pm on public transport, carried out in 2010 / 11. | Criminal Justice | Apply | |
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The Changing Role of Muslim Women’s Participation in Sporting Events: 1948 to the Present Day |
Our youth-led heritage project seeks to empower young women (aged 16+) to explore and preserve the hidden history of the changing role of Muslim women’s participation in sporting events in the UK since 1948 to the present day. | Heritage, muslim women | Apply |
| Youth in Action |
Youth in Action is the Programme the European Union has set up for young people. It aims to inspire a sense of active European citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the Union's future. |
European citizenship, European youth policy | Apply |
| London Youth Now |
A policy, awareness raising and training project which seeks to ensure that young people and organisations working with them can tackle hate crime and promote community cohesion. |
Community Cohesion, youth leadership, hate crime | Apply |
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This is a two year, EU funded research and policy project that will seek to construct an effective, economic European strategy model for the diffusion of restorative justice as a response to crime at national and regional level. |
Restorative Justice, European strategy | ||
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This is an international, research and policy project looking at the impact of sexual abuse cases that occurred within the Catholic Church and other faith institutions. It aims to help address the harm that these cases have caused to victim-survivors, communities and the faith institutions to which offenders belong. |
Restorative Justice / Child Sexual Abuse | ||
| Restorative Justice & the Secure Estate: Alternatives for Young People in custody |
EU-funded project, carried out as part of the"Mediation and restorative justice in prison settings" (MEREPS) project, focusing on the role of restorative justice in prison settings and post-sentencing. |
Restorative Justice / Criminal Justice / Youth Justice, prisons | |
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Drawing Together Research, Policy and Practice for Restorative Justice |
The key aim of the project is to initiate an international debate that will assist the development of improved practices, better informed policy and more grounded research on restorative justice. | Restorative Justice | |
| Rights & Restoration within Youth Justice |
An edited, peer-reviewed volume of original papers written by leading scholars in the fields of restorative justice,human rights,youth justice and policyand criminal justice. The Volume is due to be published in 2012. |
Restorative Justice, human rights, youth justice | |
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Restoring Communities: Using Restorative Justice with Riots
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This is an international, research and policy project looking at the potential of restorative justice with riot cases including group youth violence, group disturbances and damage. | Restorative Justice, group youth group violence, riots | |
| Bi-annual International Symposium on Restorative Justice & Human Rights | IARS in partnership with Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and the Hellenic Social Mediation Centre in Greece established the bi-annual, Insternational Symposium on Restorative Justice & Human Rights held in Skopelos island. The initiative is led by Prof. Vasso Artinopoulou and Dr. Theo Gavrielides . | Restorative Justice | Apply |
