Co-producing digital media with probation
Rob Ferguson guest posts on the value of lived experience when developing digitally enabled interventions for people in prisons and probation.
29th May 2020
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Rob Ferguson guest posts on the value of lived experience when developing digitally enabled interventions for people in prisons and probation.
Probation inspectors’ verdict on HYNYCRC: At the time of the inspection, staffing levels were too low. Workloads, sickness rates and vacancies for frontline staff were too high.
The ankle tags, which are to be rolled out across England and Wales, perform around-the-clock monitoring of an offender’s sweat to determine whether alcohol has been consumed.
Serious further offences inspection: The government and probation services are not doing enough to learn from past mistakes. Lessons must be learnt to prevent more tragedies in the future.
Official data for 2019 shows fewer prison receptions, fewer prison releases but more recalls. Probation caseloads continue to fall.
Nacro resettlement teams find that COVID-19 has brought them closer together and enabled them to create new partnerships and working practices.
The senior responsible officers at HMPPS respond to readers’ questions about the probation reform and workforce programmes.
Probation inspectors find South Yorkshire CRC “much” improved performance and upgrade rating to “good”.
Probation inspectors find Durham Tees Valley CRC has improved performance and upgrade rating to “good”.
HMI Probation explores the role of community hubs in helping to deliver probation services and support desistance.
University of Kent research concludes that voluntary and mandatory polygraph testing increases the likelihood that individuals convicted or suspected of committing a sexual offence will reveal risk-relevant information.
Full details of the questions readers asked of the senior responsible officers for the probation reform and workforce programmes.
