Probation

In this blog one of our probation lived experience team members reflects on the importance of using neutral and person-centred language to build the honest and trusted relationships necessary for good probation practice.

This blog responds to the Government’s recent policy announcements and sets out our plans for a reset of the criminal justice system.

The Mayor’s Office were developing a hub for young adults, aged 18-25, on probation, and asked if we could support consultation with young adults on developing the hub.

Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) commissioned us to conduct qualitative research with 38 defendants to develop recommendations to improve the engagement of defendants with criminal court processes, particularly in the early stages of their engagement in police custody.

Thirteen Housing piloted Project Lifestyle in the Northeast – a post-prison resettlement service. Our evaluation spoke with service users, staff, and stakeholders to understand how the pilot needed to evolve to support successful resettlement service development.

We partnered with academics on two key research projects. We worked with Dr. Coral Sirdifield and Dr. Helen Nicholls, University of Lincoln, to better understand the impact of the pandemic on probation, and with Professor Jo Armes and Dr. Renske Visser, University of Surrey, to better understand the quality of cancer treatment in prisons.

Working alongside KMPG we supported the development of plans to reduce reoffending, providing regional and national leaders with feedback from policy, research, and lived experience perspectives.

This report examines the key progress made in the criminal justice system in the past decade for people with mental health problems and learning disabilities. 10 years after Lord Bradley’s landmark 2009 report, it looks at what is needed now to ensure we make another decade of difference.

In 2018, the Ministry of Justice conducted a consultation – ‘Strengthening probation, building confidence’ – to consider probation reform. Our response brought together our research and policy expertise with the input of people with recent lived experience of the criminal justice system.

This briefing explores effective alternatives to short sentences. It shows the range of factors that can feed into…