[DHSC and MoJ (2025)]
A comprehensive overview of the healthcare of people in prison, on probation or in a secure hospital – from the Chief Medical Officer.
Keywords: health
probation
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The Women’s Risk Needs Assessment (WRNA): An Evidence and Practice Briefing
The Women’s Risk Needs Assessment (WRNA): An Evidence and Practice Briefing
[Centre for Justice Innovation (2025)]
WRNA is a gender-responsive, trauma-informed assessment tool designed specifically for use with criminal justice-involved women.
Keywords: female offenders
Carefully and humanely progressing responsible and ethical digitisation in probation
Carefully and humanely progressing responsible and ethical digitisation in probation
[HMI Probation (2025)]
This report provides a guide for practice and policy, helping all to understand the kinds of practical steps and activities needed to help support people on probation with digital resources as a means to nourish their desistance journeys. . [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].
Keywords: desistance
Effective Practice – Unpaid Work
Effective Practice – Unpaid Work
[HMI Probation (2025)]
Includes examples of effective practice observed by HMI Probation during fieldwork for the inspection, including examples of leadership, UPW placements, and engagement strategies. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].
Keywords: community payback, unpaid work
Effective practice guide – Recruitment, Training and Retention
Effective practice guide – Recruitment, Training and Retention
[HMI Probation (2025)]
Report from HMI Probation, based on inspection findings, giving examples of effective practice that supported successful recruitment, ensured continuous professional development opportunities for staff and promoted positive retention in teams. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].
Keywords: staff recruitment, staff retention
Engaging men and boys in violence prevention
Engaging men and boys in violence prevention
[Wales Violence Prevention Unit (2025)]
A toolkit which aims to develop engaging violence prevention programmes for men and boys.
Keywords: young people
Hope and Probation: Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice
Hope and Probation: Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice
[HMI Probation (2025)]
This report focuses on the concept of hope within the delivery of probation services, recognising that having hope is important for people who have a desire to change. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].
Keywords: desistance
Reducing Reoffending A Synthesis of Evidence on Effectiveness of Interventions
Reducing Reoffending A Synthesis of Evidence on Effectiveness of Interventions
[Ministry of Justice (2025)]
Updated evidence review on what works in reducing reoffending.
Keywords: reoffending
Transitional Safeguarding in youth justice and probation services
Transitional Safeguarding in youth justice and probation services
[HMI Probation (2025)]
Views on how youth justice and probation work together to provide services to young people to ensure Transitional Safeguarding. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].
Keywords: young people, safeguarding
Working with young adults in the justice system
Working with young adults in the justice system
[Clinks (2025)]
Summary of the evidence on working with young adults in the criminal justice system. [From the Clinks online Evidence Library].
Keywords: young adults