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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.

 
Close to home: the case for localising criminal justice
Close to home: the case for localising criminal justice

Transform Justice’s envisions a system where probation, magistrates’ courts administration and CPS administration is delegated to PCC level.

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Richard Rowley19 July 2023
Youth Justice Services “High Quality”
Youth Justice Services “High Quality”

The report finds strong youth justice services across England and Wales.

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Richard Rowley29 June 2023
The future of Probation in Wales
The future of Probation in Wales

Napo General Secretary Ian Lawrence opened the joint Napo and UNISON Cymru event this week.

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Richard Rowley29 June 2023
Probation Institute Position Paper: Remote Working
Probation Institute Position Paper: Remote Working

This Paper identifies and shares key issues regarding the use of remote working arrangements in Probation and wider rehabilitation organisations.

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Richard Rowley26 June 2023
Hiring With Conviction
Hiring With Conviction

An employers' guide to recruiting and supporting people with convictions.

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Richard Rowley22 June 2023
Probation Institute Trainees' Event
Probation Institute Trainees' Event

The Probation Institute Trainees’ Event takes place on the 22nd June 2023

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Richard Rowley16 June 2023
Unilink and a Digital Future for Prisons and Probation
Unilink and a Digital Future for Prisons and Probation

Latest blog from Russell Webster.

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Richard Rowley16 June 2023
HMI Probation Report on the quality of Serious Further Offence Reviews
HMI Probation Report on the quality of Serious Further Offence Reviews

HMI Probation have looked again at the quality of SFO Reviews/reports.

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Richard Rowley16 June 2023
Preparation for potential devolution of Justice in Wales
Preparation for potential devolution of Justice in Wales

The Welsh Government is preparing for devolution of justice in Wales.

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Richard Rowley16 June 2023
The ‘pains of probation’ on young adult males with a sexual conviction - an exploratory study
The ‘pains of probation’ on young adult males with a sexual conviction - an exploratory study

Hannah Darby’s study aims to understand how demographic variations and offence shape community punishment experiences.

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Richard Rowley8 June 2023
The point of no return? Exploring why people leave the probation service
The point of no return? Exploring why people leave the probation service

Laura Haggar and Michelle McDermott explore the under-researched but important area of probation staff attrition.

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Richard Rowley8 June 2023
Professional Curiosity: How do you know what you don’t know?
Professional Curiosity: How do you know what you don’t know?

Senior Lecturers in Community Justice share reflections, identifying factors and conditions that are fundamental for a practice culture of professional curiosity.

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Richard Rowley8 June 2023
Learning from deaths under probation supervision
Learning from deaths under probation supervision

Karen Slade, Thom Baguley and Lucy Justice discuss their recent study.

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Richard Rowley8 June 2023
Review of: Probation, Mental Health and Criminal Justice: Towards Equivalence
Review of: Probation, Mental Health and Criminal Justice: Towards Equivalence

Reviewed by Andrew Fowler, Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice at Sheffield Hallam University.

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Richard Rowley8 June 2023
When summary justice and procedural fairness collide
When summary justice and procedural fairness collide

Mike Guilfoyle shares some personal perspectives on the inherent challenges that are embedded in daily courtroom practice.

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Richard Rowley8 June 2023
Men, Trauma and Probation – an overlooked population?
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.

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Richard Rowley8 June 2023
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