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William Sandure<p>Men who cut down Sycamore Gap tree in act of &#39;drunken stupidity&#39; jailed for four years<br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SycamoreGapTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SycamoreGapTree</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProbationService</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/sycamore-gap-tree-b1238243.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">standard.co.uk/news/uk/sycamor</span><span class="invisible">e-gap-tree-b1238243.html</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>Whilst welcome, all <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Probationreviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Probationreviews</span></a> tend to say this...</p><p>&quot;The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProbationService</span></a> should target its resources on the highest risk <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/offenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>ThirdSector</span></a> to support those on low &amp; medium <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sentences" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sentences</span></a>.&quot;</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/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><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="tag">#<span>criminaljustice</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/criminaljusticesystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>criminaljusticesystem</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lawandorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lawandorder</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/communitysentences" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>communitysentences</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/communityrehabilitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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>&quot;...To succeed, any reforms to sentencing must ensure the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>victims</span></a> need.”</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Probation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Probation</span></a> &quot;under-resourced and over-stretched&quot; - Russell Webster<br /><a href="https://www.russellwebster.com/probation-under-resourced-and-over-stretched/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><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="tag">#<span>criminaljustice</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SentencingReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SentencingReview</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>Whilst I&#39;m glad <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/coercivecontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>coercivecontrol</span></a> is being recognised for the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/seriousharm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<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="tag">#<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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><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>&quot;<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Highworkloads" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Highworkloads</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/stress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>probation</span></a> mission and values.&quot;</p><p>Pressures on new <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/probationstaff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>probationstaff</span></a> hamper retention - Russell Webster<br /><a href="https://www.russellwebster.com/pressures-on-new-probation-staff-hampers-retention/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><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="tag">#<span>CriminalJustice</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CriminalJusticeSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CriminalJusticeSystem</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/probationtraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>probationtraining</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/workload" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>workload</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/workloadstress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>workloadstress</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/staffsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>staffsupport</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/workloadpressues" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>workloadpressues</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/probationservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>UPW</span></a> environment were more likely to get compliant <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/offenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>offenders</span></a> than those who didn&#39;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="tag">#<span>reoffending</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SkilledUPW" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SkilledUPW</span></a> is one way of doing this </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Unpaidwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Unpaidwork</span></a> in the unified <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/probationservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>probationservice</span></a> - Russell Webster<br /><a href="https://www.russellwebster.com/unpaid-work-in-the-unified-probation-service/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><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="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>ProbationService</span></a> in 2018. Bc, in my 15 year career, the only consistent period when I wasn&#39;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&#39;t any more. </p><p>Union warns of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/probationofficer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><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="tag">#<span>CriminalJusticeSystem</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>prison</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lawandorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lawandorder</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPrisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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>&quot;Findings from an <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ethnographicstudy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ethnographicstudy</span></a> of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BBR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BBR</span></a> are situated within the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Probation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Probation</span></a> Inspectorate’s recent inspection of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/domesticabuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>domesticabuse</span></a> work within the newly unified <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProbationService</span></a> which revealed a fractured and overstretched <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/workforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>workforce</span></a>.&quot;</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="tag">#<span>Criminology</span></a> | Oxford Academic<br /><a href="https://academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/bjc/azae003/7603433" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><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="tag">#<span>NationalProbationService</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Privatisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Privatisation</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BuildingBetterRelationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BuildingBetterRelationships</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AccreditatedProgrammes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AccreditatedProgrammes</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>I worked for the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProbationService" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProbationService</span></a> for 15 yrs. The last 2 for the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/privatesector" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<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="tag">#<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="tag">#<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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><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>
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