Research

Well the reality of the task is finally starting to sink in. The name of the game is Research and I am now finding that what I thought I knew, I knew not :-). Well I suppose for me to get the very best experience from this wonderful opportunity it means I need to spend some time getting it right. I have looked at quite a lot of information about Finland and Canada and at least they seem to be the two best places to look however I had been looking  from the Prison perspective and now realise it may be easier to look back from the outside in first. At least then I can understand the process that has led an Offender to the point of release rather than follow him / her through that process. I think that the open prisons in Helsinki hold a key to my quest and it also looks like I may be spending a lot of time in the Frazer Valley / Victoria areas of Canada. I will update this again once I have some specifics. I have however made contact with Finland and that promises to be the first leg of my journey probably in May or early June.

The Start of an Adventure with The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust

Well I feel extremely lucky to have awarded a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship for 2011. I am looking forward to meeting new people in both Finland and Canada over the forthcoming months and researching my studies into : From Custody to Community; A more Realistic and Helpful approach.

Congratulations to everyone else who was given a fellowship too.

I intend visting Helsinki first and then later in the year its off to Canada.

I hope you can log into my adventures as they unfold.

For information about the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust please have a look at their web site.

www.wcmt.org.net