Tags are keywords. I put tags on every post to help you find the content you want. Tags may be people (Dominic Raab, say), organisations (The Howard League, PRT), themes (women offenders, homelessness) or specific items (heroin, racial disparity, ROTL). If you’re looking to research a particular issue, they can be invaluable.
Contextual Safeguarding has changed the response of child protection systems to children at risk of significant harm in extra-familial settings and relationships.
HMI Probation effective practice guide on how to conduct serious further offence reviews.
HMI Probation research into pre-sentence information and advice highlights concerns about oral reports.
Charlie Brooker & Coral Sirdifield on maximising positive mental health outcomes for people on probation.
Probation inspectors find a sharp decline in the quality of probation supervision in Hampshire & IOW CRC – directly related to a shortfall in trained and experienced staff.
Kieran McCartan summarises the evidence base around trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences in the lives of people who have committed offences.
Inspectors find North West NPS division has done well to recruit staff but workloads remain too high.
Ian Marder highlights the Council of Europe guidelines on restorative justice.
Widespread homelessness and a lack of suitable housing is jeopardising the rehabilitation of offenders, according to probation inspectors.
Inspectors found the probation service missed eight opportunities to recall Joseph McCann who went on to commit multiple violent and sexual offences.
Merseyside probation service on the right track but requires further improvement.
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.
