Everything you want to know about probation
The most up-to-date data
This is the latest in my new series of compendiums of the latest data and trends in the criminal justice system. Following compendiums on prisons, sentencing, and offender equalities, this edition focuses on probation.
For the best experience, click through the visualisation at the bottom of this page, this allows you to hover over data points and see the exact data. If you can’t see the visualisation below on your device, you can find it here.
Topics covered include:
- The type of offences people are on probation for
- The decline of community sentences over the last decade
- Caseload figures (including changes in different forms of supervision)
- The offence profile of people on community supervision
- A breakdown of the popularity of different requirements on community orders and suspended sentence orders
- Successful completion rates (and reasons for termination) for community supervision
- The spectacular drop in the number of full Pre-Sentence reports
I hope you find them of use and interest.
Compendium last updated 3 December 2020
Criminal Justice Trends
Click below for up-to-date interactive charts using the latest official data.
Offender equalities
A wide range of prison statistics broken down by gender, ethnicity and age.
Probation
The latest caseload figures and trends, offender profiles and court reports.
Prison
Details of individual establishments, costs, population trends and safety in custody stats.
Sentencing
Compare sentencing outcomes, lengths and reoffending rates and index offences.
Recent Probation Posts
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One Year of Transforming Rehabilitation Payment by Results
Jack Cattell of Get The Data Ltd analyses the first year of TR payment by results outcomes.
Employing prisoners and ex-offenders
Case studies and promotional material for the Unlock Opportunity campaign, highlighting the benefits of hiring prisoners and ex-offenders.
What will the next version of Transforming Rehabilitation look like?
Second in a series responding to the MoJ’s consultation on the future of probation. Can we improve post-release supervision?
Designing the future of Probation
First in a new series responding to the MoJ’s consultation on the future of probation. Can we design a more integrated service?
More details on the future of probation
Detail of the consultation document on the future of the probation system which asks for responses to 17 key questions by 21 September.
The end of Transforming Rehabilitation
MoJ sets out new plans for probation. Offender management transfers back to NPS in Wales, CRCs to remain and be aligned with 10 NPS areas in England.
A new era for the Justice Data Lab
Can interventions get ex-offenders into work? The Justice Data Lab investigates in their new analysis.
The process and experience of recall to prison
Prisoners and probation officers had different perceptions of how much prisoners understood recall, how much they communicated with each other, and the impact of recall on their relationship.
The lost art of the pre-sentence report
Centre for Justice Innovation finds that a 22% drop in the use of PSRs has resulted into a big fall in the number of community sentences.
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The pros and cons of being required to wear a tag for electronic monitoring – a user viewpoint.
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Binge drinking is a major predictor of women’s reoffending.
