As it’s Restorative Justice Week, we sat down with retired sheriff and Sacro Board Member, David Mackie.

Through his work as a Sheriff, David developed a belief in the power of redemption and applied compassion and understanding of both the victims and perpetrators of crime to his personal judicial practice. So what are his views and experiences of restorative justice?

David was in private practice as a Solicitor and an Advocate for 25 years before being appointed a Sheriff in 2001. For 15 years until his retirement from the Bench in 2019, he sat as the resident Sheriff in Alloa Sheriff Court. 

David is a Board member at Sacro and several other charities and has been advising the government on the reform of the Children’s Hearings System as chair of the working group.

Find out more about Sacro at sacro.org.uk.

For this two-part podcast, Robert chats with Richard Hendry, an experienced practitioner and trainer of peer mediation in Scotland. Having worked in education for over 20 years, Richard worked with Sacro in the 1990s to help develop peer mediation and restorative practices within the organisation.

Over the years he has helped many schools develop this approach to conflict resolution. Nowadays Richard works as a freelance consultant, supporting schools with peer mediation training.

Find out more about Sacro at sacro.org.uk.

For this two-part podcast, Robert chats with Richard Hendry, an experienced practitioner and trainer of peer mediation in Scotland. Having worked in education for over 20 years, Richard worked with Sacro in the 1990s to help develop peer mediation and restorative practices within the organisation.

Over the years he has helped many schools develop this approach to conflict resolution. Nowadays Richard works as a freelance consultant, supporting schools with peer mediation training.

Find out more about Sacro at sacro.org.uk.

Mediation is a flexible and effective way of finding solutions to all sorts of conflicts and disagreements. Unlike many other ways of dealing with conflict, mediation is quick, private, often free, and helps find solutions everyone can live with. In this episode our mediation co-ordinator, Robert, talks to Ann, about her experiences as a mediator with Sacro’s Community Safety Support Service in Fife. 

Find out more about Sacro at sacro.org.uk.

In this episode, we are joined by Caitlin Tiffany, a recent participant on one of our mediation courses. Here, she talks about her experience of the course, what she has learned from it and how she expects to apply these skills in the future. Caitlin is talking to Robert, one of the mediation trainers with Sacro’s Scottish Community Mediation centre.

To find out more about Sacro's mediation services and courses, visit scmc.sacro.org.uk

Find out more about Sacro at sacro.org.uk.

In this short series of four episodes, we are looking at the work of The Scottish Community Mediation Centre. 

Managed by Sacro, the Centre works to support the development of mediation services across Scotland by providing training and consultancy services in community mediation, restorative skills, and conflict resolution.

The Centre has been helping others to resolve conflict for over 25 years now and we felt now would be a good time to reflect on the development of mediation over that period.

For the series, we are joined by Ian McDonough, a recognised authority on conflict resolution, and the man tasked with setting up the centre and managing it through its early development. Ian continues to deliver training through the centre and for this, our final episode in the series, looks at the Centre's response to the Covid pandemic and the changes to delivery forced by the situation.
For more information on mediation, visit the Centre's website. scmc.sacro.org.uk

Find out more about Sacro at sacro.org.uk.

In this short series of four episodes, we are looking at the work of The Scottish Community Mediation Centre. 

Managed by Sacro, the Centre works to support the development of mediation services across Scotland by providing training and consultancy services in community mediation, restorative skills, and conflict resolution.

The Centre has been helping others to resolve conflict for over 25 years now and we felt now would be a good time to reflect on the development of mediation over that period.

For the series, we are joined by Ian McDonough, a recognised authority on conflict resolution, and the man tasked with setting up the centre and managing it through its early development. Ian continues to deliver training through the centre and for this, our third episode of four, looks at the Centre's Mediation course.
For more information on mediation, visit the Centre's website. scmc.sacro.org.uk

Find out more about Sacro at sacro.org.uk.

Find out more about Sacro at sacro.org.uk.

Find out more about Sacro at sacro.org.uk.

For the next few episodes, we are looking at the work of The Scottish Community Mediation Centre. 

Managed by Sacro, the Centre works to support the development of mediation services across Scotland by providing training and consultancy services in community mediation, restorative skills, and conflict resolution.

The Centre has been helping others to resolve conflict for over 25 years now and we felt now would be a good time to reflect on the development of mediation over that period.

For this series, we are joined by Ian McDonough, a recognised authority on conflict resolution, and the man tasked with setting up the centre and managing it through its early development. Ian continues to deliver training through the centre and for this episode, looks at the Centre's Handling Conflict Constructively course.
For more information on mediation, visit the Centre's website. scmc.sacro.org.uk

Find out more about Sacro at sacro.org.uk.

Find out more about Sacro at sacro.org.uk.

For the next few episodes, we are looking at the work of The Scottish Community Mediation Centre. 

Managed by Sacro, the Centre works to support the development of mediation services across Scotland by providing training and consultancy services in community mediation, restorative skills, and conflict resolution.

The Centre has been helping others to resolve conflict for over 25 years now and we felt now would be a good time to reflect on the development of mediation over that period.

For this series, we are joined by Ian McDonough, a recognised authority on conflict resolution, and the man tasked with setting up the centre and managing it through its early development. Ian continues to deliver training through the centre and for this episode, looks at the origins of mediation in Scotland and reflects on the establishment of the Scottish Community Mediation Centre.
For more information on mediation, visit the Centre's website. scmc.sacro.org.uk

Find out more about Sacro at sacro.org.uk.

The Shine Women's Mentoring Service supports women across Scotland to make real and positive changes to their lives following involvement with the justice system.

In this episode, we're looking at the Shining On service with mentor, Corina and volunteer, Tammy. Shining On is an extension to Shine which is delivered by volunteers and provides practical and emotional support to women after their involvement with Shine.

Find out more about Sacro at sacro.org.uk.