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    Peer Mediation Pilot Initiative in Castlerea Prison: A Process Evaluation.


    Lalor, Tanya (2017) Peer Mediation Pilot Initiative in Castlerea Prison: A Process Evaluation. Journal of Mediation & Applied Conflict Analysis, 4 (2). pp. 596-611. ISSN 2009-7170

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    Abstract

    This paper details the development and outcomes of a pilot peer mediation initiative in Castlerea prison in County Roscommon, Ireland, in 2016-2017. A process evaluation was undertaken using desk research and qualitative discussions with peer mediators and partners to the process. This pilot included a 10-week training programme for peer mediators, the majority of whom were male Traveller prisoners in Castlerea prison. The partners to the programme are the Traveller Mediation Service (TMS), the Travellers in Prison Initiative (TPI) (see Appendix 1 for details of these services), The Irish Prison Service (IPS) and the Education and Training Board (ETB), called the ‗school‘ in Castlerea prison. The paper describes the impacts and elements of good practice of the pilot programme, as well as proposed next steps in the programme‘s implementation. It concludes that the peer mediation programme has potential for implementation across Irish prisons.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Mediation; Castlerea Prison; prison programme;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Edward M Kennedy Institute
    Item ID: 9090
    Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.33232/jmaca.4.2.9090
    Depositing User: Kennedy Institute
    Date Deposited: 12 Dec 2017 11:41
    Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Mediation & Applied Conflict Analysis
    Publisher: Maynooth Academic Publishing
    Refereed: Yes
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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