"Clearly high quality probation work needs resources – the primary one of which is probation officer time to build a trusting relationship. This resource has clearly been missing from the service over recent years as area probation inspection results make only too clear."
https://www.russellwebster.com/good-probation-supervision-does-reduce-reoffending/?fbclid=IwAR2GypqCxcIVM8yURCbp6bK6I3Z8ldsb_y75j4oGPVvJTf6ZEj7V7Nnh5Og
#Probation #CriminalJustice #ReducingReoffending #Desistence #NationalProbationService #NPS #LawandOrder #Criminology #CommunityJustice
#communityjustice #criminology #lawandorder #nps #nationalprobationservice #desistence #reducingreoffending #criminaljustice #probation
I enjoyed the opportunity to give evidence as a witness to the UK Parliament Lords Committee on Justice and Home Affairs, offering a Scottish perspective as part of their inquiry on community sentences. If it interests, today's Committee session is available on UK Parliament TV, with 3 witnesses giving evidence 📺 👇
https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/d7ad4be2-d579-4359-9f96-699402a1bdbb
#Criminology #Criminologist #CriminalJustice #Probation #CommunityJustice #SocialWork #Sentencing #Westminster #HouseOfLords #JusticeCommittee #Scotland
#scotland #justicecommittee #houseoflords #westminster #sentencing #socialwork #communityjustice #probation #criminaljustice #criminologist #criminology
As much as I agree with this, the chances of a Labour government (so intent on pleasing the populist) making such radical changes when they get into government are unfortunately very low.
Holding our own": a guide to non-policing solutions to serious youth violence
https://www.russellwebster.com/non-policing-solutions-to-serious-youth-violence/
#YouthCrime #YouthJustice #Criminology #CriminalJustice #LawandOrder #CommunityJustice
#communityjustice #lawandorder #criminaljustice #criminology #Youthjustice #youthcrime
A few of us were interviewed in this article about pressing issues in Scottish Justice that new Cabinet Secretary for Justice Angela Constance and First Minister Humza Yousaf will need to focus on.
Article by Rebecca McQuillan in @holyrooddaily
#CriminalJustice #Criminology #Law #YouthWork #Policing #Victims #Courts #CommunityJustice #SocialWork #SocialJustice #ScotPol #Politics #Holyrood #Scotland
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,justice-on-trial-the-challenges-facing-scotlands-courts-prisons-and-police
#scotland #Holyrood #politics #scotpol #socialjustice #socialwork #communityjustice #courts #victims #policing #youthwork #law #criminology #criminaljustice
Somewhat surprisingly given the findings from inspections over the last five years (including the views of people on probation for the last two), overall perceptions were positive – a mean score of 4.36 out of 5.
#CriminalJustice #Criminology #ProceduralJustice #CommunityJustice #UKPrisons #Probation
https://www.russellwebster.com/procedural-justice-in-probation/
#probation #ukprisons #communityjustice #proceduraljustice #criminology #criminaljustice
"In Rwanda, after the genocide in 1994, the government implemented community-based justice systems known as Gacaca courts to reconcile and heal the wounds of the past. Through dialogue and open communication, perpetrators and survivors were able to come together, acknowledge the harm done, and work towards forgiveness and reconciliation. #conflictresolution #reconciliation #Rwanda #Gacaca #communityjustice"
#conflictresolution #reconciliation #rwanda #gacaca #communityjustice
#introduction just arrived here from the dumpster fire over there in the other place. Some of the stuff I am interested in:
#amatuerradio
#hamradio
#communityjustice
#3dprinting
#introduction #amatuerRadio #hamradio #communityjustice #3dprinting