Unrealistic Politicians and Frustrated Probation Officers

An honest and stark account by Roy D King and Lucy Willmott.

Richard Rowley10 March 2022

Tracking the voluntary sector’s experience of the probation reform programme

Clinks explore the commissioning of day one services.

Richard Rowley10 March 2022

Probation Quarterly Issue 23 published today

We are delighted to publish PQ23 today, with submissions from Dr Lucy Baldwin (De Montfort University), Charlotte Weinberg (Safe Ground), Simon Shepherd (The Butler Trust), Clinks and many more.

and many more.

Richard Rowley10 March 2022

PQ23 Editorial

Jake Phillips, Editor of Probation Quarterly, shares his thoughts on the key themes of PQ23.

Richard Rowley10 March 2022

Giving a ‘User Voice’ to people on probation

HMI Probation has appointed User Voice to work with them for three years on local probation inspections.

Richard Rowley28 February 2022

Working Chance - Changemakers call for a better benefits system

We are pleased to see Working Chance calling for a reformed benefits system.

Richard Rowley28 February 2022

Government's Veteran Strategy Action Plan

Published in January the Government's Veteran Strategy Action Plan makes a commitment to better understanding and support of veterans who come into the justice system.

Richard Rowley24 February 2022

Postponed: Research Event on Drug Treatment and the Justice System

We are sorry to advise that the Probation Institute Research Event on Drug Treatment and the Justice System on 1st March will be postponed.

Richard Rowley18 February 2022

Launch of the Probation Institute Drug Treatment Training

The Probation Institute is delighted to launch the e-learning course "Understanding Drug Use and Treatment".

Richard Rowley17 February 2022

Event: Research and Probation

HMPPS and HM Inspectorate of Probation are hosting an event aimed at academics interested in probation practice.

Richard Rowley7 February 2022

Delivering Justice for Victims

The Government consultation on improving victim's experiences of the justice system ends on 3rd February.

Richard Rowley27 January 2022

Supporting Women in the Criminal Justice System

Public Policy Exchange will be hosting a webinar ‘Supporting Women in the Criminal Justice System: Protecting the Vulnerable, Reducing Reoffending & Improving Conditions’ on Tuesday, February 8th 2022 at 9:30am — 1:00pm.

Richard Rowley25 January 2022

Improving outcomes for women in the criminal justice system

The Probation Institute is very disappointed to read this report from NAO on limited progress with implementation of the MOJ Female Offender Strategy.

Richard Rowley20 January 2022

Modern Slavery

The Probation Institute wishes to help to extend the information available for practitioners about modern slavery.

Richard Rowley20 January 2022

The use of electronic monitoring as a tool for the Probation Service in reducing reoffending and managing risk

The newly released HMI Probation Report contains a number of important recommendations for Probation.

Richard Rowley18 January 2022

2022 round of the Sir Graham Smith Awards

The Probation Institute is keen to promote this opportunity for modest research in areas of practice in rehabilitation. The closing date for the 2022 round of awards is 31st January.

Richard Rowley11 January 2022

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