In 2014 Adam Simmonds, the Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner, initiated a project aimed at improving relationships between police and young people aged 14 to 19. The brief was to bring together 60 police officers and 60 young people in a restorative engagement, using theatre games and coaching skills.
The Northamptonshire PCC Restorative Engagement Project involved initial interviews with young people and police officers that then led onto a four hour Restorative Approaches session.
This film shows the follow-up session where some young people and officers from different groups came together to talk about the outcomes, to embed the work and to take it forward.
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