HMI Probation

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Working with young people from ethnic minorities – evidence base

[HMI Probation (2025)]

Summary of the evidence base relevant to working with young people from ethnic minorities. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: young people, diversity, inclusion

Child Criminal Exploitation

[HMI Probation (2024)]

Multi-agency approach to child criminal exploitation
and partnership working in safeguarding. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: young people, safeguarding

Social capital building supporting the desistance process

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Summarises the concept of social capital and how increases in the strength, range and quality of bonding, bridging and linking opportunities can be beneficial in supporting the desistance process. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: desistance

Risk and Desistance: A Blended Approach to Risk Management

[HMI Probation (2021)]

How to blend probation practice so as to protect the public by managing risk while still promoting desistance. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: risk assessment, public protection, desistance

The evidence base – probation services

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Collection of articles and publications relating to the evidence base on effective practice in probation.

Keywords: evidence base, probation

Putting professional curiosity into practice

[HMI Probation (2022)]

Report focusing on the concept of professional curiosity, its application within probation, and the implications for good-quality practice. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: professional curiosity

Compliance with international children’s rights in the youth justice system

[HMI Probation (2022)]

Report examining international children’s rights and how they can be adequately realised for children who come into contact with the youth justice system. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: young people, rights

Adultification bias within child protection and safeguarding

[HMI Probation (2022)]

Report highlighting adultification bias, its links to racialised discrimination, and how it can impact upon child protection and safeguarding practices. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: young people, diversity

Developing Operational Structures and the Senior Probation Officer Role

[HMI Probation (2024)]

A guide, including examples of good practice, in relation to leadership and management of frontline staff in probation – following a thematic review by HMIP. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: management, leadership

Exploring procedural justice and problem-solving practice in the Youth Court

[HMI Probation (2021)]

This Academic Insight offers a brief overview of procedural justice and its role in strengthening public support for the criminal justice system. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: procedural justice, young people