A.Stringer · @Annekin
112 followers · 890 posts · Server mstdn.social

"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."
russellwebster.com/good-probat

#communityjustice #criminology #lawandorder #nps #nationalprobationservice #desistence #reducingreoffending #criminaljustice #probation

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Steve Dustcircle ⍻ · @dustcircle
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Petrichor · @sinabhfuil
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"He has 11 previous convictions including two previous for assault, robbery and drugs offences… She said his risk factors for reoffending included a negative peer group."
How can you break up friendship groups like this?
How do other countries get kids out of crime?

irishtimes.com/crime-law/court

#onepunchcrime #elevenpreviousconvictions #probation

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Via Baltica · @viabaltica
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's Ministry of Justice plans to abolish conditional sentences, replacing them with . A ministry official said that the State Probation Service's (VPD) task would be to influence the thinking of the offender and correct their behaviour.

viabaltica.fi/latvia-ministry-

#probation #prison #Latvia

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Hannah Graham · @DrHannahGraham
424 followers · 114 posts · Server mastodon.scot

To say I am excited about us being awarded this Leverhulme Trust research funding would be an understatement! 🤩 💛

'Penal Supervision in Comparative Context' is a 5 nation comparative study of Probation and Justice Social Work supervision. Led by an academic dream team of lovely human beings: Prof Nicola Carr (PI), Beth Weaver, Jake Phillips, myself, and Fergus McNeill.

More details below 🔗 👇

sccjr.ac.uk/project/penal-supe

#research #academia #probation #socialwork #criminaljustice #criminology

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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Hannah Graham · @DrHannahGraham
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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 📺 👇

parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/

#scotland #justicecommittee #houseoflords #westminster #sentencing #socialwork #communityjustice #probation #criminaljustice #criminologist #criminology

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Michael · @therightarticle
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#probation

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SubtleBlade ⚔️ · @SubtleBlade
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BoydstonLaw · @BoydstonLaw
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A.Stringer · @Annekin
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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.

russellwebster.com/procedural-

#probation #ukprisons #communityjustice #proceduraljustice #criminology #criminaljustice

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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
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ThatsTheTories · @thatsthetories
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Exactly three years ago, 1st March 2019:

Watchdog condemns Grayling’s ‘costly’ probation changes

Failings by the Ministry of Justice in the part-privatisation of probation services have been “extremely costly” for taxpayers, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said.

theguardian.com/society/2019/m

#chrisgrayling #tories #tory #probation

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MarkR · @mbrmark
1485 followers · 8402 posts · Server mastodon.world


A man who killed his wife with a hammer is set to be released. With probation in tatters, who will protect us?
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

#probation #danger #prisoners

Last updated 2 years ago

Probation crisis: One person killed every three days by offenders under supervision | The Independent





More than 600 reviews in six years for alleged murders by known criminals

independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim

#probation #ProbationCrisis #MurdersByThoseOnProbation #Raab #ProbationOnTheCheap #tories

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John Earle · @Skembear
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David Stirrup · @davidstirrup
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Starmer pursued this line further, saying that “across the country probation services are failing, after a botched then reversed privatisation, after a decade of under investment, it’s yet another vital public service on its knees after 13 years of Tory government” labourlist.org/2023/01/pmqs-ke

#PMQs #politics #probation

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Paul.Florida · @Paulflorida
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