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A.Stringer<p>Whilst welcome, all <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Probationreviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Probationreviews</span></a> tend to say this...</p><p>"The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProbationService</span></a> should target its resources on the highest risk <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/offenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offenders</span></a> &amp; those with complex needs...while expanding the use of the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThirdSector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThirdSector</span></a> to support those on low &amp; medium <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sentences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sentences</span></a>."</p><p>Sentencing Review recommends investment in probation and the Third Sector - Russell Webster<br><a href="https://www.russellwebster.com/will-probation-get-the-investment-it-needs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">russellwebster.com/will-probat</span><span class="invisible">ion-get-the-investment-it-needs/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/criminaljustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminaljustice</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/criminaljusticesystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminaljusticesystem</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lawandorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawandorder</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/communitysentences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communitysentences</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/communityrehabilitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communityrehabilitation</span></a></p>
Tiskovec.cz<p>We are thrilled to announce that Gabriela Slováková has been recommended as the new director of the Probation and Mediation Service! With her extensive experience in the Ministry of Justice and leadership roles in correctional facilities, she is poised to lead with insight and dedication. Learn more about her journey and vision! <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProbationService</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/Leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leadership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/JusticeSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeSystem</span></a> </p><p>👉 Více informací najdete zde:<br><a href="https://tiskovec.cz/clanky/vyberova-komise-doporucila-na-pozici-reditelky-probacni-a-mediacni-sluzby-gabrielu-slovakovou?utm_source=mastodon_czech&amp;amp;utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_campaign=new_article" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tiskovec.cz/clanky/vyberova-ko</span><span class="invisible">mise-doporucila-na-pozici-reditelky-probacni-a-mediacni-sluzby-gabrielu-slovakovou?utm_source=mastodon_czech&amp;amp;utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_campaign=new_article</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>Nothing changes, which is why I left the Probation Service years ago...</p><p>"...To succeed, any reforms to sentencing must ensure the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProbationService</span></a> is properly resourced to be able to deal with the cases it is required to manage. A service which is under-resourced and over-stretched will not be able to provide the effective service that the public and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/victims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>victims</span></a> need.”</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Probation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Probation</span></a> "under-resourced and over-stretched" - Russell Webster<br><a href="https://www.russellwebster.com/probation-under-resourced-and-over-stretched/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">russellwebster.com/probation-u</span><span class="invisible">nder-resourced-and-over-stretched/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/criminaljustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminaljustice</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SentencingReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SentencingReview</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>Whilst I'm glad <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/coercivecontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coercivecontrol</span></a> is being recognised for the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/seriousharm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seriousharm</span></a> it causes, this article is somewhat misleading (or the media have been briefed incorrectly). Any serious harm risks (including coercive control) are already shared with other agencies by the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Probationservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Probationservice</span></a>, this is not something new. It is disingenuous to infer otherwise.</p><p>Coercive control to be put on par with other types of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/domesticabuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>domesticabuse</span></a> in England and Wales | Domestic violence | The Guardian<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/03/coercive-control-domestic-abuse-england-wales" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/03/coercive-control-domestic-abuse-england-wales</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>"<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Highworkloads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Highworkloads</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/stress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stress</span></a> were the strongest messages from frontline staff. Many commented that although they felt pride in their work, the current strains on the Service undermined the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/probation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>probation</span></a> mission and values."</p><p>Pressures on new <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/probationstaff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>probationstaff</span></a> hamper retention - Russell Webster<br><a href="https://www.russellwebster.com/pressures-on-new-probation-staff-hampers-retention/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">russellwebster.com/pressures-o</span><span class="invisible">n-new-probation-staff-hampers-retention/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CriminalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJustice</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CriminalJusticeSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJusticeSystem</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/probationtraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>probationtraining</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/workload" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workload</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/workloadstress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workloadstress</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/staffsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>staffsupport</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/workloadpressues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workloadpressues</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/probationservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>probationservice</span></a></p><p>1/2</p>
A.Stringer<p>Amongst my many roles within the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CJS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CJS</span></a> was that of NVQ assessor. I found that Supervisors who taught skills such as carpentry, gardening etc within the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UPW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UPW</span></a> environment were more likely to get compliant <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/offenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offenders</span></a> than those who didn't. In my opinion, it is no good punishing offenders if you do not also increase their motivation &amp; ability to avoid <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/reoffending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reoffending</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SkilledUPW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkilledUPW</span></a> is one way of doing this </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Unpaidwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unpaidwork</span></a> in the unified <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/probationservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>probationservice</span></a> - Russell Webster<br><a href="https://www.russellwebster.com/unpaid-work-in-the-unified-probation-service/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">russellwebster.com/unpaid-work</span><span class="invisible">-in-the-unified-probation-service/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>Want to know why I left the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProbationService</span></a> in 2018. Bc, in my 15 year career, the only consistent period when I wasn't overworked to breaking point was during my qualification training. Those 2 yrs were full of promise &amp; expectation never fulfilled. It was once a job for life. It isn't any more. </p><p>Union warns of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/probationofficer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>probationofficer</span></a> shortage ahead of prisoners’ early releases | Prisons and probation | The Guardian<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/20/union-warns-of-probation-officer-shortage-ahead-of-prisoners-early-releases" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/aug/20/union-warns-of-probation-officer-shortage-ahead-of-prisoners-early-releases</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CriminalJusticeSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJusticeSystem</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lawandorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawandorder</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPrisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPrisons</span></a></p>
robtherunt🌱💚<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://botsin.space/@randomColorContrasts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>randomColorContrasts</span></a></span> <br>Not quite the same purple, but did remind me of my old workplace 😔</p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProbationService</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/WestMidlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestMidlands</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Staffordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Staffordshire</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>"Findings from an <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ethnographicstudy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethnographicstudy</span></a> of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BBR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBR</span></a> are situated within the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Probation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Probation</span></a> Inspectorate’s recent inspection of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/domesticabuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>domesticabuse</span></a> work within the newly unified <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProbationService</span></a> which revealed a fractured and overstretched <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/workforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workforce</span></a>."</p><p>For Better or Worse? Improving the Response to Domestic Abuse Offenders on Probation | The British Journal of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Criminology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Criminology</span></a> | Oxford Academic<br><a href="https://academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bjc/azae003/7603433" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/doi/10.1093/bjc/azae003/7603433</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NationalProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalProbationService</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Privatisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privatisation</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BuildingBetterRelationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingBetterRelationships</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AccreditatedProgrammes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AccreditatedProgrammes</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>I worked for the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProbationService</span></a> for 15 yrs. The last 2 for the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/privatesector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privatesector</span></a> after it was privatised. This article reminded me of my failed attempts to get an extremely risky <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/domesticabuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>domesticabuse</span></a> case classified as high risk. Bc of privatisation, this meant he would be transferred to the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPS</span></a> (who supervised high risk cases) 1/4</p><p>‘They signed her death warrant’: how <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/probationservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>probationservice</span></a> failings left a violent man free to kill | Femicide | The Guardian<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/24/father-michaela-hall-murder-victim-probation-service" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2024/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/24/father-michaela-hall-murder-victim-probation-service</span></a></p>
SubtleBlade ⚔️<p>Over 5,500 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UnpaidWorkOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidWorkOrders</span></a> not completed after two years in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a></p><p>Exclusive: Orders should be done within a year of sentence as experts blame ‘chronic <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/understaffing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>understaffing</span></a>’ in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProbationService</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/25/over-5500-unpaid-work-orders-not-completed-two-years-england-wales" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2023/d</span><span class="invisible">ec/25/over-5500-unpaid-work-orders-not-completed-two-years-england-wales</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryPoliciesInAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToryPoliciesInAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SoftOnCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftOnCrime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UnderfundingPublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnderfundingPublicServices</span></a></p>
PatriciaMaskell<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@Molly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Molly</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastdn.social/tags/FailingGrayling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FailingGrayling</span></a>. We had an effective <a href="https://mastdn.social/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProbationService</span></a> that was almost 100 years old, before the Tories decided that they could split it and privatise some of it. </p><p>Experienced probation officers left the service in droves, because of these structural changes. <br>At least even the Tories have realised it was a mistake, not that you really hear them say so</p>
PatriciaMaskell<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.media/@mirror" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mirror</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastdn.social/tags/FailingGraying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FailingGraying</span></a> has a lot to answer for here. We had a very effective <a href="https://mastdn.social/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProbationService</span></a> until the government decided it would provide a better service if privatised. <a href="https://mastdn.social/tags/PeopleHaveDied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleHaveDied</span></a></p>