Kate's Churchill Fellowship

Photos here:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1h4PWqwDqd_hdO0BzQnvitWqGm4p9re7L Tourism I stayed in the countryside in Køge, about 40 minutes out of Copenhagen, with some very dear friends. It was beautiful to wake up to snow drops and horses in the field outside my window, then go into Copenhagen or other local places for meetings and sightseeing each day. I saw the Viking exhibit at the National Museum, walked through the city and visited the free city of Christiania. Copenhagen is a fabulous city and I hope this won’t be my last time here. Gangs in Denmark The people I spoke to in Denmark referred to two types of gangs, outlaw motorcycle clubs and street gangs. I was told that 30 years ago there were mainly just two motorcycle clubs – the Hells Angels and Bandidos. Following the Nordic biker war in the mid-90s, there was a massive police effort to reduce crime involving these groups, which did reduce the size of the two clubs but had the unintended consequence of ...

Photos here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WhdVtBTPrT4Eo4mOWL_BVWOIf0YCMhJN?usp=sharing Tourism In a little over ten days, I have seen as much of Spain as I could. I flew into Madrid (free upgrade to Business class from Glasgow, woohoo) and the next day I met David Romero McGuire, CEO of the Diagrama Foundation in the UK. David and I travelled by train and then car to Ciudad Real, Seville, Cordoba, Murcia and Alicante. Then I picked up a rental car and drive to Valencia and Barcelona on my own. I fell in love with the changing Spanish countryside, the warmth and affection of the people, the historical buildings and traditions, and the food, oh boy, the food. I’ll have to come back and see the rest of the country, it has really touched my heart. The Diagrama Model Diagrama is a charity, a not-for-profit organisation, funded by the government to deliver services to young people who have been ordered by the court to a residential placement. In Australia we partner with...

Photos here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PzezYb5yrectywU011mihUHQsiyU-nMe?usp=share_link  Tourism I had lived in London in my 20s and visited Scotland during that time, so I had friends and family in both countries. I stayed in Soho near Piccadilly Circus, right in the middle of London, and then in the West End of Glasgow near Glasgow University. I had bought a Britrail pass, and I spent a lot of time on the train seeing the gorgeous scenery of York, the Cotswolds and Oban in the West Highlands. There’s something really magical about these places, the beautiful green countryside sitting alongside historical buildings like churches, castles, city walls and even a Roman Amphitheatre. Overview My overarching impression of the youth justice system in the United Kingdom is that it is very similar to ours in Australia. The legal, prison, health, education and other systems were familiar enough that I could see more immediate opportunities to trial things I saw th...