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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.

 
Drive to get offenders drug-free and cut crime
Drive to get offenders drug-free and cut crime

£120 million committed to provision in prisons and probation for the supervision of individuals with drug misuse.

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Richard Rowley11 August 2022
Criminal justice systems in the UK
Criminal justice systems in the UK

This report outlines a number of key mechanisms currently available in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.

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Richard Rowley11 August 2022
Tackling Discrimination Within the Police Force
Tackling Discrimination Within the Police Force

We don't often promote conferences and events that charge but readers may want to consider joining this webinar which will focus initially on the Police Foundation Strategic Review of Policing.

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Richard Rowley4 August 2022
Putting professional curiosity into practice
Putting professional curiosity into practice

HMIP recent Academic Insights publication looking at the challenging task of ‘Putting Professional Curiosity into Practice’ in the context of risk and rehabilitation.

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Richard Rowley4 August 2022
Probation staff experiences of working with people at risk of suicide and/or self-harm
Probation staff experiences of working with people at risk of suicide and/or self-harm

A troubling review of the experience of staff working with people at risk of suicide and self-harm.

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Richard Rowley25 July 2022
Journeys to Harmful Behaviour Research Report
Journeys to Harmful Behaviour Research Report

This project researched the histories of the small but significant group of ex-armed services personnel who have committed offences of serious harm to others.

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Richard Rowley12 July 2022
Termination of Licence for an Individual serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP)
Termination of Licence for an Individual serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP)

This is important information regarding the supervision of individuals serving imprisonment for public protection.

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Richard Rowley6 July 2022
Running on the treadmill: Practitioner experiences of mass supervision
Running on the treadmill: Practitioner experiences of mass supervision

Explores the impacts that the addition of individuals serving short sentences has had on daily practice and working culture for probation workers.

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Richard Rowley21 June 2022
The Future of Unpaid Work
The Future of Unpaid Work

Important report from the Centre for Justice Innovation looking at the operation of Unpaid Work through the pandemic and into unification.

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Richard Rowley21 June 2022
Probation Quarterly Issue 24 published today
Probation Quarterly Issue 24 published today

We are delighted to publish PQ24 today, with submissions from Philip Mullen (Revolving Doors), Alexandria Bradley (Leeds Beckett University), Madeline Petrillo (University of Greenwich) and many more.

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Richard Rowley15 June 2022
Embedding Trauma-Informed Approaches in Adult Probation
Embedding Trauma-Informed Approaches in Adult Probation

Alexandria Bradley and Madeline Petrillo introduce key findings from a bulletin published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.

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Richard Rowley15 June 2022
PQ24 Editorial
PQ24 Editorial

Jake Phillips, Editor of Probation Quarterly, shares his thoughts on the key themes of PQ24.

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Richard Rowley15 June 2022
The challenges and benefits of working in probation in a rural setting
The challenges and benefits of working in probation in a rural setting

Reflections by Probation Officer, Lizzie Doble.

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Richard Rowley15 June 2022
Youth Offending to the Probation Service - Why meaningful transition matters
Youth Offending to the Probation Service - Why meaningful transition matters

Laura Riley, Sheffield Hallam University, discusses how young adults need to be prepared for what adult probation entails.

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Richard Rowley15 June 2022
A Mentoring Mentality
A Mentoring Mentality

John Stubbins, from The Oswin Project, discusses the independence, purpose, and structure that employment brings.

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Richard Rowley15 June 2022
Women working with women – vicarious trauma in the probation service
Women working with women – vicarious trauma in the probation service

Becky Shepherd introduces her research that indicates probation is not consistently trauma-informed in its work with women.

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Richard Rowley15 June 2022
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