Project Stakeholders
Stakeholder Map
The cell furniture project stakeholder map identifies project dutyholders and stakeholders in relation to DAC's design-led research and other project tasks and activities. By mapping the stakeholder landscape, we can visualise the project’s gatekeepers and the various channels of communication.
Design Against Crime Research Center (DACRC)
Team of design researchers and academics specialising in socially responsive design, collaborative design methods and materials. The research center is based out of University of the Arts London: Central Saint Martin’s (CSM).
UAL: CSM BAPD Students
As part of the project, DAC coordinated a course module for final year BA Product Design (Hons) students to develop cell furniture design proposals based on DAC’s research and other knowledge contributions from HMPPS. In total, 14 students participated from Feb 2019 – Jun 2019, and 4 designs were selected by HMPPS at the end of the project for continued development with DAC in paid interships during July 2019.
Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Services (HMPPS), Public Sector Prison Industries (PSPI)
DAC worked closely with a core team of HMPPS/PSPI Operations Managers and Sector Leads to coordinate design-research in prisons, review design proposals and develop cell furniture prototypes.
MoJ Grants
Oversaw funding for the project through its Government Innovation Grant 2018-2020.
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Evaluators, University of Wolverhampton (WLV)
The project was evaluated by experts from the Institute for Community Research and Development at the University of Wolverhampton (WLV). The evaluator has particular expertise in the evaluation of programmes designed to reduce risk of crime, as well as arts and creative programmes in the criminal justice system. The evaluators attended all research and co-design sessions at HMP Standford Hill and wrote several Evaluation Reports.
National Research Council (NRC)
NRC reviewed DAC’s project application and provided the authorisation needed for the Centre to conduct research and co-design in prisons. HMPPS liaised with the NRC review board on behalf of DAC.
Ex-Offender Programs
Before granted authorisation by the National Research Council (NRC) to research and co-design in prisons, DAC liaised with ex-offender programs that put the resarch centre in touch with ex-offenders for interviews regarding their experiences with cell furniture and confinement.
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External Industry
DAC’s materials specialist broadly researched materials and external industry for opportunities that might contribute to PSPI product innovation, safety and sustainability. After vetting these opportunities, DAC put certain companies in contact with HMPPS/PSPI. Some introductions may result in future collaborations between HMPPS and external industry.
HMPPS Approved Industry Partners
HMPPS put DAC in contact with some of their approved industry partners to assist in the development of prototypes and testing. XTA Solutions, coordinated industry-standard product tests and produced several iterations of prototypes for DAC’s chair proposal.
HM Prisons
Primarily working at HMP Standford Hill for the research and co-design with prisoners and staff, DAC also visited HMP Pentonville, HMP Ranby and HMP Coldingley to see prison workshops and different kinds of cells, and to speak with staff and prisoners.
HMP staff
HMP staff participated in the co-design of cell furniture at HMP Standford Hill. Also, staff were interviewed at HMP Pentonville and asked to feed back on the design proposals. Lastly, staff gave the design-research team tours of PI workshops.
Prisoners
At HMP Standford Hill, roughly 25 prisoners participated in the research sessions, and of those, 8 men were selected to participate in the co-design workshops. Prisoners were also in discussions and casual conversations at the other prisons visited.
HMP Workshops
HMP provided tours of workshop facilities to inform DAC of the production capabilities of the HMP estate. Cell furniture prototypes were intended to be fabricated in prison workshops when feasible. However, due to the Covid-19 crisis, prototype production in prison industries was still on-hold at the end of the project, June 2020.
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Returned Citizens
Various ex-offender programs put DAC in touch with 7 returned citizens. Interactions were primarily in-person interviews with the DAC’s design-researchers. Two returned citizens spoke in an afternoon Q&A with BAPD students, and another performed a self-authored play about life in prison. All returned citizen were compensated for their time with vouchers.
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