Russell Webster

 
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Innovation in tackling crime and substance misuse 

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Welcome to Russell's website

Russell has worked full time as an independent consultant, researcher, writer and trainer specialising in the fields of substance misuse and crime since 1996. He has particular expertise around young people, offender health, social networking/digital engagement and payment by results. He is the author or co-author of over thirty national publications on issues relating to drugs, alcohol and offending. He is also a Health Education Authority certified trainer.

In September 2011, Russell launched a blog dedicated to stimulating debate around the rapid changes in the way we deliver public services especially in the arenas of crime and drug and alcohol treatment which he specialises in. The blog covers four main areas: Payment by results; Digital engagement; Social Media innovation and Drug user/Offender health.

To see all the Blog Posts, click on the Blog button to the right.

@russwebt - Naloxone: How a take-away can save your life #Offender/Drug_user_health
 

Here are the latest blog posts:

  • Talking about the iPlod generation Twitter cop

    The last time I blogged about the police use of social media, I was amazed that so many police officers were active users of Twitter – there were 556 back on 19 September 2011. I was so surprised at what was a new phenomenon to me that I coined a n...

  • It's Payback time Community payback

    For most organisations, websites are their shop window - the face they show to the world. Most of us now, when we need to find out about any sort of business or company - private, public or voluntary - head straight to Google and search for their websi...

  • Shining a light on the potential of Payment by Results flashlight-PbR-MoJ-for-web

    It’s indicative of the high level of interest in payment by results that last night’s seminar at the Academy for Justice Commissioning attracted a full house who stayed till the end  despite a light breaking through the Ministry of Justice co...

  • How a new smartphone app can save lives Uturn App Featured image

    I am writing this post to celebrate the launch of the new @UTurntraining smartphone app which is dedicated to preventing deaths caused by opiate overdoses. The app was launched on 16 January 2012 and is available for download from the Android marketpla...

  • What Linford Christie can teach us about social media Linford Christie

    Linford Christie was a great sprinter, winning Commonwealth and European gold medals on a regular basis. However, it wasn't until late in his career that he stepped up to the very top level and became world and Olympic Champion. When he won the 100...

  • What’s the future for PbR? Prague Astronomical Clock

    What does the future hold for payment by results initiatives in 2012? PbR is fast becoming a key component of the Coalition Government project, generating increasing amounts of media coverage. The payments by results scheme to tackle "problem famili...

  • Ever thought of becoming a curation officer? Public enemies1

    The first episode of the BBC's new drama about the probation service, Public Enemies, airs tonight. Last week I blogged about how this rare prime time exposure provides probation trusts with a great opportunity to communicate to the general public ...

  • The probation service: public friend Public-enemies1

    The BBC airs its new three-part drama, Public Enemies, about the relationship between a probation officer and a newly released murderer next Tuesday - Thursday 3- 5 January. It provides a great opportunity for probation trusts to communicate to the gen...

  • A ticking bomb: how binary outcomes can derail PbR the-hurt-locker-for-slider

    "We only call him the Exploding Boy now, of course; retrospectively. For most of last year he was known only as Ticking Boy." That is the first line from a new short story by @nickparker from a collection that got a rave review in Saturday's Guardian....

  • Naloxone: How a take-away can save your life take-home-naloxone1

    Drug-related deaths are on the increase in Britain; 2,182 in 2009, the last year for which figures are available , despite the fact that they are falling in other comparable European countries. Most of these are caused by accidental overdose. Drug t...

  • Funding PbR Outcomes: it's complicated its-complicated-for-web4

    Some things in life are complicated. Take, for example, deciding the causes of the August riots. The government,  Metropolitan Police and the Guardian/LSE  are just three bodies who have published their analysis recently. Depending on who you listen...

 

 
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