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The IARS International Institute

London, London, UK • 20 - 49 Employees
Non-Profit

IARS is a user-led and user-focused, UK-based international institute with a charitable mission to give everyone a chance to forge a safer, fairer and more inclusive society.Led by its founder and Director, Professor Dr. Theo Gavrielides and staffed with an expert and dedicated team of researchers, interns and volunteers, IARS achieves it charitable aims by producing evidence-based solutions to current social problems, sharing best practice and by supporting young people and the community to shape decision making. IARS is an international expert in criminal justice, restorative justice, rehabilitation, human rights and inclusion, citizenship, public services and user-led research/ evaluation.As an independent, advocacy organisation we also have a mission to transform young people's lives by enabling them to have a better future, and participate equally and democratically in civic life. Through a youth-led structure, young people from all walks of life learn to influence decision making, policies and the law. They also participate as role models in society and support their peers and youth-led organisations and groups in creating a tolerant and equal society where young people are respected and valued. IARS is unique in its structure and the only youth-led social policy think-tank in the UK.How we deliver our charitable mission - - By carrying out action research and evaluation that is independent, credible, focused and current- By acting as a network that brings people and ideas together, communicates best practice and encourages debates on current social problems- By supporting the individual (with an emphasis on young people) to carry out their own initiatives to shape decision-making- By being an authoritative, independent and evidence-based voice on current social policy matters.