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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.

 
Difficult Women
Difficult Women

Poem by Helen Mort.

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Richard Rowley10 March 2022
Building Better Relationships?
Building Better Relationships?

Nicole Renehan explores responsiveness in a probation-based domestic violence perpetrator programme.

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Richard Rowley10 March 2022
Missed and Lost Opportunities
Missed and Lost Opportunities

Lucy Baldwin discusses recognising maternal trauma in probation supervision.

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Richard Rowley10 March 2022
The Butler Trust’s Inaugural Kathy Biggar Trophy
The Butler Trust’s Inaugural Kathy Biggar Trophy

Simon Shepherd discusses how the Butler Trust are recognising and promoting notable practice in custodial and community settings.


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Richard Rowley10 March 2022
‘We hardly get any of those here’ - working with girls and women
‘We hardly get any of those here’ - working with girls and women

Charlotte Weinberg reflects on whether changes to the perception, treatment and approaches to work with women and girls affected by the CJS have occurred, to what extent and to what effect.

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Richard Rowley10 March 2022
Summary: Probation Institute Trainees’ conference
Summary: Probation Institute Trainees’ conference

Anne Burrell provides a summary of a recent Probation Institute conference for probation trainees.

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Richard Rowley10 March 2022
Unrealistic Politicians and Frustrated Probation Officers
Unrealistic Politicians and Frustrated Probation Officers

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

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Richard Rowley10 March 2022
Tracking the voluntary sector’s experience of the probation reform programme
Tracking the voluntary sector’s experience of the probation reform programme

Clinks explore the commissioning of day one services.

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Richard Rowley10 March 2022
Probation Quarterly Issue 23 published today
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.

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Richard Rowley10 March 2022
PQ23 Editorial
PQ23 Editorial

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

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Richard Rowley10 March 2022
Giving a ‘User Voice’ to people on probation
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.

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Richard Rowley28 February 2022
Working Chance - Changemakers call for a better benefits system
Working Chance - Changemakers call for a better benefits system

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

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Richard Rowley28 February 2022
Government's Veteran Strategy Action Plan
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.

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Richard Rowley24 February 2022
Postponed: Research Event on Drug Treatment and the Justice System
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.

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Richard Rowley18 February 2022
Launch of the Probation Institute Drug Treatment Training
Launch of the Probation Institute Drug Treatment Training

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

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Richard Rowley17 February 2022
Event: Research and Probation
Event: Research and Probation

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

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Richard Rowley7 February 2022
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