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This page brings together recent news, reports, articles, and commentary relevant to probation, rehabilitation, and community justice.

 

Latest news

The content includes both Probation Institute updates and selected external publications, chosen to support professional awareness, learning, and informed debate.

Items listed here do not necessarily represent formal positions of the Probation Institute, these are set out separately in our Position Papers, but reflect developments and discussions shaping the field.  

The News page is updated regularly to reflect developments across probation, rehabilitation, research, and practice.

 
Clinks Voluntary Sector-Led Manifesto to Reform the Criminal Justice System
Clinks Voluntary Sector-Led Manifesto to Reform the Criminal Justice System

This manifesto sets out a comprehensive set of recommendations for the new government.

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Richard Rowley22 September 2026
International Masters in Advanced Research in Criminology (IMARC)
International Masters in Advanced Research in Criminology (IMARC)

Public lecture on 12 October 2026.

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Richard Rowley22 September 2026
Launching the Young Adult Probation Hub Toolkit
Launching the Young Adult Probation Hub Toolkit

Free online event featuring Dr Jenni Ward, Dr Jake Phillips and Caroline Clements.

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Richard Rowley19 September 2026
Overlooked, Not Out of Reach: Why Teenagers Need Foster Families
Overlooked, Not Out of Reach: Why Teenagers Need Foster Families

By Nicola Williams.

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Richard Rowley17 September 2026
A Practitioner Response to the McWilliams Lecture
A Practitioner Response to the McWilliams Lecture

By Andrew Wood.

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Richard Rowley17 September 2026
What Would Bill McWilliams Think? Artificial Intelligence and the Moral Purpose of Probation
What Would Bill McWilliams Think? Artificial Intelligence and the Moral Purpose of Probation

By David A Raho.

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Richard Rowley17 September 2026
Artificial Intelligence in Probation: Opportunities, Risks, and Responsible Use
Artificial Intelligence in Probation: Opportunities, Risks, and Responsible Use

By Melissa Hamilton.

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Richard Rowley17 September 2026
Book Review: Supervising Offenders in the Community: A History of Probation Theory and Practice
Book Review: Supervising Offenders in the Community: A History of Probation Theory and Practice

By Jane Hilton.

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Richard Rowley17 September 2026
Book Review: Pracademics in Criminal Justice
Book Review: Pracademics in Criminal Justice

By Mike Nellis.

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Richard Rowley17 September 2026
Taking Responsibility
Taking Responsibility

By Matt Long.

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Richard Rowley17 September 2026
A New Resource for Probation: The Sentencing Hub
A New Resource for Probation: The Sentencing Hub

By Annalena Wolcke.

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Richard Rowley17 September 2026
Recruiting People on Probation in Wales: Reflections, and Possible Solutions From a Pan-Wales Study
Recruiting People on Probation in Wales: Reflections, and Possible Solutions From a Pan-Wales Study

By Shannon Murray, Katy Holloway and Benjamin Gray.

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Richard Rowley17 September 2026
The Probation Interventions Landscape After the Sentencing Act 2026
The Probation Interventions Landscape After the Sentencing Act 2026

By Oliver Kenton.

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Richard Rowley17 September 2026
Re-Assessing the Delivery of Structured Interventions
Re-Assessing the Delivery of Structured Interventions

By Jess Lawrence and Victoria Curtis.

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Richard Rowley17 September 2026
Why We Need to Stop Seeing Perpetrators as the Missing Piece of the Domestic Abuse Puzzle
Why We Need to Stop Seeing Perpetrators as the Missing Piece of the Domestic Abuse Puzzle

By Rebecca Fish, Pamela Davies and Charlotte Barlow.

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Richard Rowley17 September 2026
Broken Mirrors: Identity, Narrative Labour, and the Parole Dossier
Broken Mirrors: Identity, Narrative Labour, and the Parole Dossier

By Bradley Read.

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Richard Rowley17 September 2026
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