Men, Trauma and Probation – an overlooked population?

Laura Sanders highlights how trauma-informed approaches have been adopted and applied differentially to men and women on probation.

Richard Rowley8 June 2023

An introduction to the Guernsey Probation Service

Debbie Golden and Summer Machon share their insights into the Probation Service in Guernsey.

Richard Rowley8 June 2023

Building a network for British Overseas Territories and remote/rural probation provisions

Fiona Campbell, Laura Aston and Nicola Robinson discuss the 5th World Congress on Probation and Parole.

Richard Rowley8 June 2023

Desistance and Practice: Where does the Experience stop, and Practice begin?

Andi Brierley articulates the complexity of lived experience in criminal justice practice.

Richard Rowley8 June 2023

PQ28 Editorial

Jake Phillips, Editor of Probation Quarterly, shares his thoughts on the key themes of PQ28.

Richard Rowley8 June 2023

Probation Quarterly Issue 28 published today

We are delighted to publish PQ28 today, with submissions from academics, practitioners, people with lived experience and the voluntary sector.

Richard Rowley8 June 2023

Delivering prison and probation services in Wales: a view from the leaders

Research by Jake Thirkell, Programme Manager from HMPPS.

Richard Rowley8 June 2023

25th Annual Bill McWilliams Lecture

We're pleased to promote the Bill McWilliams lecture at the Institute for Criminology at the University of Cambridge.

Richard Rowley5 June 2023

Chief Inspector's blog: using failure to drive transformational change

Recent blog by Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons.

Richard Rowley31 May 2023

Restricted status children and prisoners held in women’s establishments

Recent report from HM Chief Inspector of Prisons

Richard Rowley23 May 2023

Learning resources for working with veterans

We are continuing with a joint project, with Liverpool John Moores University, to encourage implementation of the recommendations arising from the findings.

Richard Rowley15 May 2023

Sir John Major: We over-use prison and under value alternative sentences

Sir John Major gave an interesting presentation to the Prison Reform Trust.

Richard Rowley15 May 2023

Call for evidence launched on community sentences

House of Lords Committee on Justice and Home Affairs is calling for evidence to the Inquiry into Community Sentences.

Richard Rowley15 May 2023

National Audit Office Report - Improving resettlement support for prison leavers to reduce re-offending

The concluding paragraph of the NAO report should concern us all in terms of value for money and effectiveness.

Richard Rowley14 May 2023

Probation Institute Research Event

The Probation Institute Research Event takes place on the 22nd May 2023.

Richard Rowley30 April 2023

Government urged to resentence people on IPP sentences which cause psychological harms

The PI working closely with the British Psychological Society, the Cambridge Institute of Criminology and many wider organisations calling for major changes with regard to IIP sentences.

Richard Rowley27 April 2023

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