The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) is excited to announce the addition of two exceptional individuals to our Associates Scheme. These passionate advocates for child justice will enrich our work and expand our impact through their unique experiences and expertise.
About the Associates Scheme
The CYCJ Associates Scheme enables us to make a greater impact by widening our expertise, developing strong partnerships, and recognising talent in youth and criminal justice. Associates act as champions for CYCJ, contributing to our practice, research, and knowledge exchange activities according to their skill sets and areas of expertise. We welcome applications from anyone working or teaching in the youth justice field, regardless of their level of seniority, including those who use their own experiences to effect change.
Meet our new Associates
Dr Samantha Burns
Samantha is a senior research associate at the Centre for Youth Justice Research (CYJR) at Manchester metropolitan university. Samantha is also co-chair of the National Association of Youth Justice and academic advisor at Peer Power Youth.
Dr Tim Chapman
Tim Chapman had a lengthy career in the Probation Service in Northern Ireland rising to a senior management position. He spent 10 years as a lecturer and course director of the Masters programme in Restorative Practices at the University of Ulster. He offers training, research and consultancy in restorative justice. He has conducted training in restorative justice theory and practices from foundation level to specialist training throughout the world. He has published widely in effective probation practice, youth justice and restorative justice. He is currently writing a book based upon his research into victims’ experience of restorative justice and has completed research into the oral histories of victims of clerical child sexual abuse. He has been a board member and chair of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. Tim has developed, designed and facilitated training courses with women who have lived experience of restorative justice and sexual violence and domestic abuse. He continues to practice and is leading a major restorative justice programme addressing institutional sexual abuse within church run schools in Ireland. This has involved engaging with over 100 survivors of clerical child sexual abuse. He is currently a consultant on the restorative justice programme arising out of the Post Office/Fujitsu Horizon scandal.
Join Us in Welcoming Our New Associates!
We are thrilled to have Sam and Tim join CYCJ’s Associates Scheme. Their diverse backgrounds and expertise will contribute significantly to our mission of leading child and youth justice thinking in Scotland and beyond.