Criminal Records and Life Chances: How to facilitate 'hope' for people with convictions?

Location
online
Date(s)
06/12/2022 (12:00-13:00)
Contact
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Description

In this event, the next in our Prison and Probation Seminar Series, we will be joined by Nicola Collett, DMU and Justin Williams, University of Brighton who will discuss the theme ‘hope’ as it relates to criminal records and life chances.

It is widely recognised that a criminal record can be a barrier for accessing a wide range of opportunities and services including employment, housing, insurance and international travel. This can be through formal legislation and policy, or through more informal stigma and discrimination. Experiencing exclusion and/or discrimination can have affective implications for an individual, and lead to self-exclusion from legitimate opportunities.

Reflecting on this, this seminar will ask ‘who is responsible for facilitating hope?’ and discuss how this might look like drawing on their PhD research.

Join us for this insightful seminar chaired by Dr Victoria Knight which will be followed by a Q&A session.

You can view previous events in this series on our Prison and Probation Playlist on our YouTube channel

This event is open to all. Bookings will close 1 hour prior to the start of the event, and registrants will receive a link to join the online event 24hrs before the event, via their provided email address.

Please contact the DMU Events Office on eventsoffice@dmu.ac.uk if you have any questions.

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