Bronislaw Malinowski, Anthropologist, 1884-1942 in ‘Sex, Culture and Myth’ 1962
Who Are We?
We are a community interest company (CIC) and an independent, unaffiliated collective dedicated to promoting radical change in the criminal justice system through prioritising the perspectives of individuals and groups with lived expertise. Our members represent a wide range of professional and personal expertise, including academia, practitioners, people from the voluntary sector, commissioners, representatives of organisations, both large and small, and activists working in this space. Most group members have some lived experience within the criminal justice system, and we share a basic analysis that a major barrier to improving outcomes for people in the CJS is the systematic exclusion of those with lived expertise from the “corridors of power”.
Bronislaw Malinowski, Anthropologist, 1884-1942 in ‘Sex, Culture and Myth’ 1962
Bronislaw Malinowski, Anthropologist, 1884-1942 in ‘Sex, Culture and Myth’ 1962
"In order to
explain a cultural product
it is necessary to know it.
And to know it, in matters of thought and emotion, is to have experienced it."
Activities
VOICES of Lived Experience
Our goal is to raise and promote the voices people with lived experience of the criminal legal system. If you want to get involved then please sign up on our members page or contact: lucy@experienceforjustice.com
Peer Working Groups
We will be bringing together specific working groups to focus on aspects of lived experience. Watch this space for more info or get in touch if you have an idea.
Research Working Groups
All of our core team are academic researchers with LE and we are currently concentrating our research on the ethics of working with people who are currently imprisoned. Watch this space for news of our upcoming, new research project.
