HMI Probation

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The evidence base – probation services

[HMI Probation (2021)]

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

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

Academic Insights: Mentoring and Peer Mentoring

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Review of the evidence base on the impact of mentoring and peer mentoring on mentors and mentees, also includes useful advice on how mentoring schemes can go wrong. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: mentoring

Supporting the desistance of children subject to court orders

[HMI Probation (2021)]

HMI Probation distils common enablers and barriers to desistance in children, from 43 inspections.

Keywords: desistance, young people

Academic Insights: Needs assessment: risk, desistance and engagement

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Study highlighting the importance of effective and robust assessment for planning and service delivery, and considering the potential for improvements to assessment processes. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: assessment

Academic Insights: Collaborative family work in Youth Justice

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Study highlighting: (i) the links between family relationships and criminal behaviour; and (ii) the research evidence on the effectiveness of family interventions for children in the criminal justice system. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: families, young people