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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.

 
But Where Are Your Shoes?
But Where Are Your Shoes?

By anonymised, verified parent.

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Richard Rowley12 March 2026
The Care Act at Ten: Recognising Care and Support Needs in Probation Practice
The Care Act at Ten: Recognising Care and Support Needs in Probation Practice

By Dr Caroline J. Bald and Kate Mellor.

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Richard Rowley12 March 2026
Risk, Need, and Responsivity (RNR) works: A response to Fazel and Favril’s (2024) summary of their review of the RNR model
Risk, Need, and Responsivity (RNR) works: A response to Fazel and Favril’s (2024) summary of their review of the RNR model

By James McGuire, Michael C. Seto, Jason Davies and Friedrich Lösel.

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Richard Rowley12 March 2026
Measuring What Matters: Co-creating a Human-Centred, Evidence-Informed Assessment Framework for Rehabilitation
Measuring What Matters: Co-creating a Human-Centred, Evidence-Informed Assessment Framework for Rehabilitation

By Zoë James, Katie McBride and Caroline Watson.

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Richard Rowley12 March 2026
Building a Women’s Intensive Supervision Court? Lessons from Birmingham
Building a Women’s Intensive Supervision Court? Lessons from Birmingham

By Hannah Fisher and Dr Jack Tracey.

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Richard Rowley12 March 2026
Warm Hearts in Cold Streets, Growing Roses Through Concrete
Warm Hearts in Cold Streets, Growing Roses Through Concrete

By Jeffrey Jhanjan.

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Richard Rowley12 March 2026
Closing the Door? Why Reducing Home Visits Without Evidence Risks More Than Efficiency
Closing the Door? Why Reducing Home Visits Without Evidence Risks More Than Efficiency

By Michelle McDermott.

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Richard Rowley12 March 2026
The Missing Piece: Why Belonging Matters for Desistance
The Missing Piece: Why Belonging Matters for Desistance

By Amy Rossiter.

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Richard Rowley12 March 2026
On the Brink of Collapse: Probation in a Criminal Justice System
On the Brink of Collapse: Probation in a Criminal Justice System

By Rob Canton.

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Richard Rowley12 March 2026
PQ39 Editorial
PQ39 Editorial

Lyn Adamson, Editor of Probation Quarterly, shares her thoughts on the key themes of PQ39.

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Richard Rowley12 March 2026
Probation Quarterly Issue 39 published today
Probation Quarterly Issue 39 published today

We are delighted to publish PQ39 today, with articles from academics and professionals on a wide range of topics.

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Richard Rowley12 March 2026
The Future of Deferred Sentences
The Future of Deferred Sentences

Looking at research conducted for the Sentencing Academy in 2022 and 2025, and at the Choices and Consequences (C2) Programme in Hertfordshire.

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Richard Rowley28 February 2026
Probation Institute Seeks New Chair for Academic Advisory Network
Probation Institute Seeks New Chair for Academic Advisory Network

The new chair will have the opportunity to help us to review the role of the Academic Advisory Network and seek ways also to engage practitioners.

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Richard Rowley28 February 2026
AI & Rehabilitation Roundtable
AI & Rehabilitation Roundtable

​The international round-table discussion will provide an opportunity to reflect on and build upon the themes and questions raised during the earlier webinar.

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Richard Rowley28 February 2026
Efficiency and resilience of the Probation Service
Efficiency and resilience of the Probation Service

Report published Wednesday 4 February 2026

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Richard Rowley8 February 2026
Independent Review of the Criminal Courts
Independent Review of the Criminal Courts

Overview of the full and very lengthy report by Sir Brian Leveson who conducted the Review.

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Richard Rowley4 February 2026
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