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The Talking Circle – Alternative visions for sentencing, punishment & incarceration: a conversation

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Workshops

Students and staff are invited to drop in to listen to conversations, as the Talking Circle takes up residency at NTU this November. This session brings together experts from practice, academia and those with lived experience of the criminal justice system, to explore alternative visions for sentencing, punishment, and incarceration.

  • From: Thursday 21 November 2024, 10 am
  • To: Thursday 21 November 2024, 11 am
  • Location: The Talking Circle, Newton Building (next to Café Newton), City Campus, Nottingham, NG1 4BU
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Event details

This activity is open to NTU students and staff.

On the back of emergency measures to reduce the custodial term for some prisoners, the Government has recently announced an Independent Sentencing Review. The terms of reference for this review seek long-term solutions to the justice system by (amongst other things) looking at the use of short custodial sentences, a review of the sentencing framework and the use and composition of non-custodial sentences.

This Talking Circle brings in experts from practice, academia and those with lived experiences of the criminal justice system to explore what needs to happen to achieve these long-term solutions. Ultimately, do the well-documented issues within the justice system require something more radical to achieve the criminal justice system's stated aims and what would – or does – joined-up thinking and good practice look like?

About the Talking Circle

Programmed in collaboration by the School of Social Sciences’ Dr Paul Hamilton and NTU Arts, the Talking Circle is designed to challenge the status quo and recognise the value of healthy dialogue – and the importance of disagreeing agreeably – in addressing some of the most pressing social issues of our time.

You'll find the Talking Circle on Level 1 of the Newton Building, City Campus, next to Café Newton. No need to book, just drop in, pull up a chair, and listen in.

NTU Arts

This event is programmed in collaboration with NTU Arts, the University's extra-curricular and public arts programme.

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Location details

Address:

The Talking Circle
Newton Building (next to Café Newton)
City Campus
 Nottingham
 NG1 4BU
Past event

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