Peer Courts UK: ‘Restorative Justice for youths administered by youths’
By Mark Walsh, 2021
Fellow’s Profile
Mark Walsh
Fellow’s Profile
Mark Walsh
Peer courts UK: ‘Restorative justice for youths administered by youths’
Fellowship
Themes
Focus
Developing viable alternatives for youth offenders including peer courts and restorative justice
Countries
Fellowship year
2013
Supported by
Locality
South East
Biography
I work as a train driver after switching career following 16 years in policing. For over a decade I focused my policing career on supporting young people, creating effective strategies to ensure their views were represented in policing, and creating opportunities for them to have positive interactions with the police.
As a youth offending officer, I was also responsible for managing young people who became involved with the criminal justice system, and developed strategies to divert them away. It was during this work that I secured a Fellowship to explore peer-led youth interventions in the USA. In particular, I explored the concept of teen and peer courts, and on my return established an adaptive model in Hampshire to great success. The award-winning programme is still in operation today, leaving a lasting legacy from my Fellowship. It has won national awards, working and engaging with hundreds of young people.
Although I have left policing, I still volunteer in a number of roles connected to the spirit of my Fellowship and I also mentor a number of young people.
Ideas
Activity
A Fellowship Journey - 10 Years on
Mark Walsh recently retraced his Fellowship journey to the USA, this time accompanied by his family. Here he reflects on what has happened since his original trip and what his Fellowship means to him.
By Mark Walsh, 2024
May 2023 Fellow's update: Mark Walsh
Mark Walsh (CF 2013), previously a Police Support Volunteer and founder of the Community Court, has change career and is driving trains. In May this year he was elected onto his local council as an independent Councillor and following a rigorous selection process; Mark was recently informed that the Lord Chief Justice approved the recommendation for him to be appointed as a Justice of the Peace for England and Wales. Mark's Fellowship focused on developing viable alternatives for youth offenders including peer courts and restorative justice.
By Mark Walsh, 2023
August 2021 Fellows' update: Mark Walsh
Police support volunteer Mark Walsh (CF 2013) shared his Fellowship findings with West Midlands Police on 13 August. Mark’s Fellowship explored peer-led youth interventions for youth offenders, including peer courts and restorative justice.
By Mark Walsh, 2021
February 2021 Fellow's update: Mark Walsh
Police Constable Mark Walsh (CF 2013) was the guest speaker at a virtual event hosted by Hampshire Police Cadets on 2 February. Mark discussed the work he is doing through Hampshire Community Court, an award-winning youth-led peer court which he founded as a result of his Fellowship.
By Mark Walsh, 2021
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
Activity
A Fellowship Journey - 10 Years on
Mark Walsh recently retraced his Fellowship journey to the USA, this time accompanied by his family. Here he reflects on what has happened since his original trip and what his Fellowship means to him.
By Mark Walsh, 2024
May 2023 Fellow's update: Mark Walsh
Mark Walsh (CF 2013), previously a Police Support Volunteer and founder of the Community Court, has change career and is driving trains. In May this year he was elected onto his local council as an independent Councillor and following a rigorous selection process; Mark was recently informed that the Lord Chief Justice approved the recommendation for him to be appointed as a Justice of the Peace for England and Wales. Mark's Fellowship focused on developing viable alternatives for youth offenders including peer courts and restorative justice.
By Mark Walsh, 2023
August 2021 Fellows' update: Mark Walsh
Police support volunteer Mark Walsh (CF 2013) shared his Fellowship findings with West Midlands Police on 13 August. Mark’s Fellowship explored peer-led youth interventions for youth offenders, including peer courts and restorative justice.
By Mark Walsh, 2021
February 2021 Fellow's update: Mark Walsh
Police Constable Mark Walsh (CF 2013) was the guest speaker at a virtual event hosted by Hampshire Police Cadets on 2 February. Mark discussed the work he is doing through Hampshire Community Court, an award-winning youth-led peer court which he founded as a result of his Fellowship.
By Mark Walsh, 2021
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
