Last week the Government published a response to the scathing Public Accounts Committee report into the ongoing crisis in probation. There isn't much of any substance in the response - symbolic of the problem itself. Some thoughts from me, here: thinkingaboutprobation.substack.com/p/probation-...
In an attempt to do more on Bluesky here's a short piece I've written about the connection between Radio 4's The Archers and research on probation and desistance: thinkingaboutprobation.substack.com/p/desistance...
Would love to know what fellow Archers listeners and/or probation people think!
NEW #OA ON FIRSTVIEW
"Held to account: Comparing adversarial questioning in remote and in-person parole hearings" by David Peplow & @jakephillips.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/S004...
#Accounts #AdversarialQuestioning #ConversationAnalysis #Parole #Responsibility
Just published in Probation Journal:
Welcome help on the road to desistance, or just a pointless formality? Supervision through the eyes of Czech conditionally released prisoners
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Just published in Probation Journal:
Perfunctory or purposeful? Reflecting on 20 years of justice social worker registration in Scotland
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Just published in Probation Journal:
‘Indifference, resistance, possibility: Probation staff perspectives on the introduction of Professional Registration’: A practitioner's response
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Thanks for the write up Russell @stephenfarrall.bsky.social
Hope & Probation
@jakephillips.bsky.social & colleagues' new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice.
www.russellwebster.com/hope-probati...
I thought #adolescence was brilliant but I’ve got a nagging feeling about episode 3. The more I think about it the more unethical the whole assessment felt: is this really how assessments work? Surely leaving a vulnerable child feeling abandoned purely to get the information needed is not right.
Just out in the Brit. Jnl. Criminology
#probation #criminology
Please repost! Thanks!
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Good to see new Effective Practice Spotlights from HMI Probation being published with inspection reports.
Provides a number of examples of where probation work is done well, a nice antidote to inspection reports which bring the negatives to the fore.
www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation...
Nice way to end the week:
'your article "Held to Account: Comparing Adversarial Questioning in Remote and In-Person Parole Hearings" has been accepted for publication in Language in Society.'🎉
Enjoy!!
The Probation Journal is looking for two new co-opted, independent members of its Editorial Board.
We are keen to welcome people who are new to academic publishing and/or those who have experience of being under penal supervision.
See image below for details on how to apply.
I was so proud to attend my partner's book launch at @waterstones.bsky.social in Sheffield last night. Great conversation between Rachel & @helenmort.bsky.social.
IT COMES FROM THE RIVER is the story of three women bound together, in search of emancipation.
Order: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/it-c...
Excited to announce the 3rd run of our PhD conference for doctoral students researching in areas of criminology and criminal justice!
We welcome submissions from PhDs at any stage of their degree, from the UK and abroad.
Last week I chaired the Probation Journal editorial board for the first time in my new role as Editor.
If you're planning to write about probation please do get in touch! We're a suportive board, keen to publish pieces from people with diverse voices and backgrounds.
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