Aideen McLaughlin

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Aideen McLaughlin Assistant Director Youth
Conference Service
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• Commenced Belfast, December 2003

Fermanagh and Tyrone, April 2004
Banbridge, Armagh, Newry, June 2005
Full roll out, December 2007
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Objectives for the Presentation

• To share my experience of the links between poor
  educational attainment and offending
• Look at how a restorative approach aims to
  address this

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Case analysis
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Shadd Maruna - Desistance
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Case study Andy

• Offences TMVWOC, DWD, No insurance, careless
  driving 24/09/04
• Conference y.p, parents, Community worker to
  represent views of community, police and
  co-ordinator, tutor at eotas described him as
  very capable and motivated
• Plan 24 hours reparation in Community centre,
  Road safety awareness session and 8 sessions of
  offence-focused work with community services,
  meet with an Army careers officer, engage with a
  mentor from NIACRO for 6 months

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• Presentation ceremony at the Centre for his
  mural, mum, Andy his mentor, Chairperson of the
  centre, co-ordinator very proud of his
  achievement and photos published in magazine etc
• Now employed on a training scheme with the centre
  taking the first steps towards becoming a
  community worker

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• Other opportunities for education / training
• NIACRO reconnect programme
• Business in the Community mentoring
• Careers Guidance Programme
• Accreditation for programmes possibility of
  Youth Achievement awards
• Peer mentoring qualifications for young people
• Youth employability programme 16/17 year olds

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• Someone offered me a chance and I want to do the
  same for you
• Tell you what, Ill arrange for you to meet
• one of the firemen and see round the
• station

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Thank you www.youthconferenceserviceni.gov.uk