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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.

 
Time to care: what helps women cope in prison?
Time to care: what helps women cope in prison?

Important report from the Criminal Justice Inspectorate strengthening the pressure to close women's prisons.

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Richard Rowley10 February 2025
Dr Martin Wright
Dr Martin Wright

Andrea Coomber, CEO of the Howard League, reflects on the death of Dr Martin Wright.

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Richard Rowley6 February 2025
The Evidence Base - Relationship Centred Services
The Evidence Base - Relationship Centred Services

Report on the evidence base for emphasising the importance of the relationships taking precedence over processes.

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Richard Rowley5 February 2025
Support our independence - join the Probation Institute now
Support our independence - join the Probation Institute now

The Probation Institute is the Professional Body for Probation and wider rehabilitation organisations. 

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Richard Rowley29 January 2025
Optimal development for the children of prisoners? How children with a parent in prison are supported and why it matters
Optimal development for the children of prisoners? How children with a parent in prison are supported and why it matters

Important research on the needs of children with a parent in prison.

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Richard Rowley29 January 2025
A thematic inspection of the recruitment, training, and retention of frontline probation practitioners
A thematic inspection of the recruitment, training, and retention of frontline probation practitioners

An inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation January 2025.

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Richard Rowley20 January 2025
‘Too many ex-prisoners are being recalled to prison’
‘Too many ex-prisoners are being recalled to prison’

Recalls have risen by 12,000 in 30 years, largely due to non-compliance with licence conditions rather than reoffending, says the Chief Inspector of Probation.

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Richard Rowley14 January 2025
Griffins Society Research
Griffins Society Research

A new area of the Probation Institute website dedicated to the research sponsored by the Griffins Society.

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Richard Rowley8 January 2025
Reviving Probation: Ten Evidence-Driven Strategies
Reviving Probation: Ten Evidence-Driven Strategies

New paper by Professor Peter Raynor.

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Richard Rowley17 December 2024
Call for Evidence - Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending
Call for Evidence - Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending

The Justice Committee is seeking views on rehabilitation and resettlement.

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Richard Rowley11 December 2024
Probation and Community Supervision - A ‘Magic’ Journey
Probation and Community Supervision - A ‘Magic’ Journey

By Jamal Hylton.

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Richard Rowley7 December 2024
Enhancing Probation Success: The F.A.C.E. I.T. Program
Enhancing Probation Success: The F.A.C.E. I.T. Program

By Joe Winkler.

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Richard Rowley5 December 2024
A Whole New Way to Look at American Probation
A Whole New Way to Look at American Probation

By Jonathan Fisher.

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Richard Rowley5 December 2024
How can we 'inspire' people to want to become Probation Officers?
How can we 'inspire' people to want to become Probation Officers?

By Tom Brown, Jeni Hudson, Zoe Rodgers and Blade D’Arcy.

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Richard Rowley5 December 2024
Working with Transgender People on Probation
Working with Transgender People on Probation

By Jess Lawrence.

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Richard Rowley5 December 2024
The Sentencing Review: Putting the system on the road to recovery?
The Sentencing Review: Putting the system on the road to recovery?

By Phil Bowen.

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Richard Rowley5 December 2024
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