Join us for a friendly online taster lecture to support your current studies and find out what it might be like to study law at university.
Session time: Monday 27 April, 16.15-17.15
On our UK Prison System Think Tank Panel, we welcome:
- Helen Arnold is Associate Professor in the School of Law at University of East Anglia where she is Director of the BA Criminology programme and Deputy Director of the LLB Law with Criminology. Helen has previously worked as a Researcher for HM Inspectorate of Prisons and has undertaken several projects as an independent researcher for both the Prison Service and private companies.
- Dr Bill Davies is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Leeds Beckett University whose research examines the lived experiences of short sentenced prisoners and how such imprisonment negatively impacts opportunities for these people to better their lives. Bill jointly runs a Learning Together program at HMP Full Sutton, a Category A prison outside York, through which in excess of 40 prisoners have gained university level academic credits.
Think Tank is a series of interdisciplinary online events for 16+ pre-university students, engaging academics and students in debate. We tackle some of the pressing national and global issues being faced today.
Our panel of academics each have 5 minutes at the beginning of the session to outline the key issues, as they see them, relating to The UK Prison System.
Ahead of the event, we invite students to submit questions and arguments HERE within the overall session theme which, following the introductory inputs from our academics, are then either posed by the student themselves or by the host, depending upon each student’s preference.
The academics will then share their perspectives with plenty of opportunity for students to engage in the discussion. The event will progress in a similar way to ‘Question Time’.
Woven into the discussion, the speakers are encouraged to shed light on how undergraduates engage in these critical issues during their studies.
Suitable for: Aged 16+ pre-university students with an interest in The UK Prison System, either as part of their studies, their university aspirations, personal interests, or related citizenship studies. This is suitable for both groups or individual students and teachers.
For details and to book your place, visit:
https://www.channeltalent.co.uk/event/think-tank-the-uk-prison-system-cutting-edge-university-perspectives-debate-with-bill-davies-from-leeds-beckett-university-helen-arnold-from-university-of-east-anglia/