What’s it like being on probation?
An oral history of the experiences of being on probation in Ireland.
1st December 2022
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An oral history of the experiences of being on probation in Ireland.
Matt Tidmarsh investigates what professionalism means in the context of probation.
The latest additions to the Butler Trust’s Knowledge Exchange site for prison, probation and youth justice practitioners.
New book: Reimagining Probation Practice: Re-Forming Rehabilitation in an Age of Penal Excess
Inspectors find Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) is falling well short of expected standards and call for the model to be overhauled.
Desistance, recovery, and justice capital:
Putting it all together
Autumn 2002 statistics show prison population climbing and rises in the number of adjudications and prison recalls.
Psychologically Informed Planned Environments (PIPEs) show promise in prison settings but face obstacles in probation hostels.
Women in Prison report shows Women’s Centres generate a nearly triple return on public investment, but that nearly half are concerned about their survival.
Jim Barton, Senior Responsible Owner for the One HMPPS programme, explains the project in more detail.
Attachment theory can contribute to work with people on probation in conceptualising the supervisory relationship, and in understanding offending, risk and relationships.
Too many Serious Further Offence reviews are falling below par, with probation services not sufficiently identifying the necessary learning.
