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56 SKY SAILOR September-October-November | SPRING 2026 Building a good safety culture – Part 1 restorative approaches often achieve outcomes at least as good as, and fre- quently better than, punitive approaches, and reduce recidivism. [8,9,10] Yet, neither punishment nor restoration is, by itself, the strongest driver of compliance. Research has revealed that rule-follow- ing increases when: • people perceive rules and authority figures as legitimate, [11] • authority figures are visibly present and engaged on-site, [12] and • people strongly identify with the group. [13] How we can implement these in our sport and clubs will be the topic of Part 2. Disclaimer: The views in this article reflect the author’s own views and do not reflect the views or opinions of any of the organi- sations that the author is a member of. References [1] Miller, G.A. (1956): The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information. Psychological Review, 63, pp81–97. Doi: 10.1037/h0043158 [2] Cowan, N. (2010): The Magical Mystery Four: How is Working Memory Capacity Limited, and Why? Curr Dir Psychol Sci, 19(1), pp51–57. Doi: 10.1177/0963721409359277 [3] Luck, S.J. & Vogel, E.K. (1997): The capacity of visual working memory for features and conjunctions. Nature, 390, pp279–281. Doi: 10.1038/36846. [4] Ebbinghaus, H. (1913). Memory: A contribution to experimental psychology (H.A. Ruger & C.E. Bussenius, Trans.). Teachers College, Columbia University. (Original work published 1885 in German). [5] Murre, J.M. & Dros, J. (2015). Replication and analysis of Ebbinghaus’ forgetting curve. PLOS ONE, 10(7), e0120644. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120644. [6] Godden, D.R. & Baddeley, A.D. (1975): Context- dependent memory in two natural environments: On land and underwater. British Journal of Psychology, 66, pp325-331. [7] Roediger, H.L. & Karpicke, J.D. (2006). Test- enhanced learning: Taking memory tests improves long-term retention. Psychological Science, 17(3), 249–255. Doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01693.x [8] Sherman, L.W., Strang, H. & Woods, D.J. (2000). Recidivism patterns in the Canberra Reintegrative Shaming Experiments (RISE). Australian National University, Centre for Restorative Justice. [9] Strang, H., Sherman, L. W., Mayo-Wilson, E., Woods, D. J., & Ariel, B. (2013). Restorative justice conferencing (RJC) using face-to-face meetings of offenders and victims: Effects on offender recidivism and victim satisfaction. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 9(1), pp1–59. Doi: 10.4073/csr.2013.12 [10] Reason, J. (1997). Managing the risks of organizational accidents. Routledge. Doi: 10.4324/9781315543543. [11] Tyler, T. R. (2006). Why people obey the law. Princeton University Press. [12] Milgram, S. (1974). Obedience to authority: An experimental view. Harper & Row. [13] Haslam, S. A., Reicher, S. D., & Platow, M. J. (2020). The new psychology of leadership: Identity, influence and power. Routledge. Doi: 10.4324/9781351108232