Summary
- Father’s Rights
- The Justice system
- Ex-Offenders
- Poverty and its effects – homelessness and cost of living
Debate Topics
- Challenges of Operating and Funding Charities: Securing funds and managing regulatory and operational issues.
- Entrepreneurship: Starting and managing innovative businesses with economic growth potential.
- Challenges of Small Business Owners: Managing growth, hiring, and maintaining quality from solopreneurs to teams.
- Heating/Renewable Energy Sectors: Transitioning to sustainable energy solutions for climate change mitigation.
- Poverty Faced by People Living in This Country: Addressing root causes and implementing multi-faceted solutions.
- Cost of Living Crisis: Rising expenses outpacing income growth, affecting affordability of necessities.
- Living Standards of People: Improving quality of life through economic and social policies.
- Fathers’ Rights: Ensuring fair treatment and shared parenting responsibilities in custody matters.
- Family Court System: Fair, timely handling of divorce, custody, and domestic issues.
- Parental Alienation: Addressing manipulation that turns children against one parent.
- Homelessness: Providing support and solutions for individuals lacking stable housing. Employment Opportunities for Ex-Offenders: Should businesses be incentivized or required to hire ex-offenders?
- Voting Rights Restoration: Should ex-offenders have their voting rights automatically restored after serving their sentences?
- Access to Education: Should ex-offenders receive free or subsidized education to facilitate reintegration?
- Removal of Criminal Records: Should ex-offenders be allowed to have their records expunged after a certain period?
- Housing Discrimination: Should laws be strengthened to prevent housing discrimination against ex-offenders?
- Rehabilitation vs. Punishment: Is the focus on rehabilitation more effective than punishment in reducing recidivism among ex-offenders?
- Support Services for Re-entry: What kinds of support services (e.g., counselling, job training) should be provided to ex-offenders?
- Public Safety Concerns: How should the balance between public safety and the reintegration of ex-offenders be managed?
- Impact of Criminal Records on Mental Health: How do criminal records affect the mental health of ex-offenders and what can be done to mitigate this?
- Family Reunification: What role should the state play in helping ex-offenders reunite with their families?
- Restorative Justice Programs: Should restorative justice be a primary approach in dealing with ex-offenders?
- Social Stigma and Reintegration: How can society reduce the stigma faced by ex-offenders to aid in their reintegration?
- Juvenile Offenders and Lifelong Labels: Should juvenile offenders be given the same opportunities for expungement and rehabilitation as adults?
- Technological Solutions for Monitoring: Are electronic monitoring and other technologies effective in aiding the re-entry process while ensuring public safety?
- Drug Rehabilitation Programmes: Should more resources be allocated to drug rehabilitation programs for ex-offenders to address addiction issues that may have contributed to their criminal behaviour?
- Youth/Gang/Knife Crime: Addressing causes, prevention, and impacts of youth-related violent crime.
- Criminal Justice System: Examining fairness, efficiency, and effectiveness in delivering justice.
- Prison Reform: Improving conditions and focus on rehabilitation over punishment.
- The Probation Service: Supervising offenders’ post-prison to prevent reoffending.
- The Legalisation of Cannabis: Regulating cannabis to reduce crime, generate revenue, and offer medicinal benefits.