tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post2000270595361427088..comments2024-03-29T06:40:58.606+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: News, Advice and Humble Pie Jim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-32585715940680118222013-12-18T00:25:39.781+00:002013-12-18T00:25:39.781+00:00According to this SWIP started in 1977.
https://w...According to this SWIP started in 1977.<br /><br />https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=115100<br /><br />I remember being involved in exchanges with prison officers from Liverpool gaol in the late 1970s and similarly with Chelmsford goal in 1980s when I declined to do the prison exchange because I had done it at least once before already, but had a prison officer on attachment for about a week. Prison Officers were always amazed at the scope of probation work and especially at how they were received in the homes of probation clients' families and surprised, that for many family life had strong similarities with their own or what they considered 'ordinary' family life. <br /><br />Such shared working was the basis of the neighbourhood Borstal Schemes, I was part of the one at Hindley for only 18 months when I was pired with two separate prison officers who were 'house' officers in the two houses where my inside clients resided.<br /><br />Prison Officers, who were sometimes interested were never resourced or trained sufficiently for their 'social work' to be more than a side interest when other work, did not take priority.<br /><br />Andrew HattonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-18166693908935885172013-12-17T23:50:08.625+00:002013-12-17T23:50:08.625+00:00Easy to say managers being complicit, define '...Easy to say managers being complicit, define 'managers', define 'complicit'...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053719930834404908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-83667310383951865492013-12-17T23:41:58.499+00:002013-12-17T23:41:58.499+00:00SWIP in prisons was in action in 1992-1994 when I ...SWIP in prisons was in action in 1992-1994 when I was in Acklington HMP, the officer on my wing was known as Mr Probation! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053719930834404908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-8525224334241265932013-12-17T23:16:15.883+00:002013-12-17T23:16:15.883+00:00The tide turning sounds good to me.The tide turning sounds good to me.David Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00803126450017420488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-10680199491335267552013-12-17T22:28:53.947+00:002013-12-17T22:28:53.947+00:00Do you have information? Going to do a grievance t...Do you have information? Going to do a grievance this week however feel really crappy for doing it. Enjoy my job, the team i work for and this is what it has come too. Government completely ignoring reason and managers being complicit in this farce. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-49836675504173762012013-12-17T21:28:54.121+00:002013-12-17T21:28:54.121+00:00Allegations a woman who suffered a miscarriage in ...Allegations a woman who suffered a miscarriage in prison was forced to clean up after herself are to be investigated by the government, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has said.<br /><br />Nadine Wright, 37, lost her baby at the privately managed Peterborough Prison.<br /><br />Leicester Crown Court heard she was left to clean up after herself while the foetus remained in her cell.<br /><br />Mr Grayling told the House of Commons that if the claim was true it was "wholly unacceptable".<br /><br />The court was also told appropriate healthcare was not provided to Ms Wright, of Newbold Verdon, Leicestershire, for a further three days.<br /><br />Shadow justice minister Jenny Chapman raised the issue in parliament.<br /><br />She said: "You will be aware that, last week in court, it was reported that a woman at a Sodexo-run prison miscarried, the first night in her cell.<br /><br />"She informed healthcare workers, she was not given any assistance, she was made to clean up on her own. She received no assistance for three days, no pain relief."<br /><br />Mr Grayling said the Department of Justice would be seeking explanations from private firm Sodexo Justice Services, which manages the prison.<br /><br />He told the Commons: "Let's be absolutely clear - that if what has been described is true, it is and would be wholly unacceptable.<br /><br />"My team will clearly be following this up with Sodexo.<br /><br />"Sodexo themselves will want to address this issue because nobody would seek to defend it."Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-65101944336290799102013-12-17T21:26:29.346+00:002013-12-17T21:26:29.346+00:00Grayling will fall. People like him always do.Grayling will fall. People like him always do.S3m4n71csnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-632206226288705372013-12-17T21:25:52.807+00:002013-12-17T21:25:52.807+00:00Not that surprising I suppose, even though there&#...Not that surprising I suppose, even though there's no job description for a PO's job at NPS.Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-89087368298123077262013-12-17T21:24:14.369+00:002013-12-17T21:24:14.369+00:00The spending watchdog has launched an attack on th...The spending watchdog has launched an attack on the government’s strategy to confiscate criminals’ assets, calling its implementation “incoherent”.<br />The National Audit Office’s (NAO) report to parliament finds that decision makers across the criminal justice system are often not prioritising policy, with out-of-date ICT systems, data errors and poor joint working hampering the effectiveness of enforcement.<br /><br />The NAO said that, based on the annual amount of fraud perpetrated by criminals in England and Wales, offenders keep on average £99.65 out of every £100 generated by the criminal economy.<br /><br />“The use of confiscation orders to deny criminals the proceeds of their crimes is not proving to be value for money”, said Amyas Morse, head of the NAO.<br /><br />In 2012-13 there were only 6,400 confiscation orders, out of a possible 673,000 offenders convicted of a crime.<br /><br />“The government has not specified a target but only about 26p in every £100 of criminal proceeds was actually confiscated in 2012-13”, said Morse.<br /><br />The watchdog found that there is insufficient awareness of the proceeds of crime and its potential impact.<br /><br />Forty-five hours a week are taken by HM Courts and Tribunals Service to simply enter information manually into multiple systems, says NAO, with numerous data errors present, especially in the inputting of information after court hearings.<br /><br />The lack of data and the absence of an agreed success criteria also makes it impossible to make meaningful cost-benefit assessments of the enforcement of different orders.<br /><br />NAO says that the main sanctions to criminals “do not work”, with only 2 per cent of offenders paying in full once the threat of a further prison sentence was imposed.<br /><br />“The fundamental problem is a lack of strategic direction and agreement on what level of confiscation would constitute success”, said Morse.<br /><br />“This is compounded by poor information, lack of knowledge, outdated IT systems, data errors and ineffective sanctions”.<br /><br />Morse said there is “a sharp need for a coherent and joined-up cross-government strategy” because current implementation is not “a credible deterrent to crime”.<br /><br />Sadiq Khan MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, said: “The law-abiding public will rightly be shocked that government incompetence is seeing criminals getting away with not paying the full price for their crimes.<br /><br />“The government needs to act swiftly, and order a root-and-branch review across key departments and agencies involved", he said. "Unless they get a grip, criminals will continue to live off the financial fruits of their illegal actions".Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-69923303353398976692013-12-17T21:21:58.700+00:002013-12-17T21:21:58.700+00:00Very interesting.........Very interesting.........Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-71047195998817081242013-12-17T21:16:50.716+00:002013-12-17T21:16:50.716+00:00From the centre.....April 2014 is about to become ...From the centre.....April 2014 is about to become July 2014....and then some...a 'theoretical split' now being talked about along with whispers about a new face at Justice.....watch this space and see the tide slowly beginning to turnEdward Snowden 2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-57237098560823185382013-12-17T20:55:31.480+00:002013-12-17T20:55:31.480+00:00Told today 791 sent EOI letters back wanting to be...Told today 791 sent EOI letters back wanting to be placed in NPS and 63 CRC. No surprise there as the feeling seems to be better the devil you know than the devil you dont. Will find out xmas eve after sifting. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-39415658976884041042013-12-17T20:38:02.284+00:002013-12-17T20:38:02.284+00:00I wonder which outsouce company is responsible for...I wonder which outsouce company is responsible for the IT systems and inputting- maybe a word in smiley sonias ear would be of some help? Just a thought.<br /><br /> http://www.theinformationdaily.com/2013/12/17/governments-strategy-to-confiscate-criminals-assets-is-incoherentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-38783914915596974182013-12-17T20:35:44.274+00:002013-12-17T20:35:44.274+00:00On receipt of the grievance letters our area is as...On receipt of the grievance letters our area is asking for more time to deal with them. The cheek of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-78278708022737711232013-12-17T20:32:31.928+00:002013-12-17T20:32:31.928+00:00To be blunt, prisons have never done rehabilitatio...To be blunt, prisons have never done rehabilitation in any meaningful way. They just maintain the pretence. There are pockets of good practice but, in the main, it is not on anyone's agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-58958356157425225002013-12-17T20:04:48.569+00:002013-12-17T20:04:48.569+00:00Wow - Netnipper - yes - SWIP - Shared Working In P...Wow - Netnipper - yes - SWIP - Shared Working In Prisons between prison and probation officers - Jepson and Elliot - bit of Eighties nostalgia. You're right about the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-27352812117437587512013-12-17T19:34:17.853+00:002013-12-17T19:34:17.853+00:00It's ok, though, because what the public secto...It's ok, though, because what the public sector has failed to do in nearly a decade (in large part because of a lack of resources and sky-high caseloads) will, once handed over to the dynamic and innovative private sector, with all their relevant experience, be up and running by lunchtime on 1st April 2014.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-56937186052536254812013-12-17T18:57:17.416+00:002013-12-17T18:57:17.416+00:00Does anyone remember SWIP in prisons? I don't ...Does anyone remember SWIP in prisons? I don't mean a variation on SWAT: those dressed to kill in quasi-military attire, if I remember correctly it was an initiative about social work in prison, performed by prison officers. Anyway, it was a failure. Then we had Sentence Management – and that was a failure and the latest has been Offender Management – also a failure in prisons. Probation and prisons have always been silos. Prisons, in general, have always had a dog in a manger attitude to outsiders with a rehabilitative attitude. I am not sure how you get a rehabilitative mindset into the mainstream when we have governments that still insist on emphasising the punitive. This thinking, unfortunately trickles down. Netnippernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-44205423189744124372013-12-17T18:56:28.547+00:002013-12-17T18:56:28.547+00:00Would that be THE Peterborough prison that Failing...Would that be THE Peterborough prison that Failing likes to mention often? How truly awful for that woman. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-40091905231966524862013-12-17T18:40:52.129+00:002013-12-17T18:40:52.129+00:00http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-...http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-25419060Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-48797741783305965152013-12-17T18:25:11.743+00:002013-12-17T18:25:11.743+00:00This is what sadiq khan had to say about the repor...This is what sadiq khan had to say about the reports findings:-<br /><br /> Sadiq Khan MP, Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary, said the report depicts "a shocking picture" of how bad things have got in the criminal justice system over the past three years.He said: "David Cameron came to office in 2010 promising a rehabilitation revolution yet today this is in tatters, with the Inspectors confirming this a failure".“The government’s plans to recklessly privatise probation have been shredded", he said. "It’s time that Chris Grayling broke the habit of a lifetime, listened to the experts, and abandoned his dangerous and half-baked probation privatisation before he puts the public’s safety at risk".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-69574402344757949802013-12-17T18:20:54.832+00:002013-12-17T18:20:54.832+00:00This will get you to the full prison and probatio ...This will get you to the full prison and probatio report 2012/2013<br /><br /><br /> http://www.ppo.gov.uk/docs/ppo-annual-report-2012-13.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-34113693077588902232013-12-17T17:55:18.340+00:002013-12-17T17:55:18.340+00:00Thanks Jim for the post.
My Grievance has now be...Thanks Jim for the post. <br /><br />My Grievance has now been sent to management/HR, in response to my letter, and I good now that it has been done because as Heather Munro said this process is not fair. <br /><br />Just been trying to get on top of my work before I break up on Friday, and keep hoping that something good might come out of the ACAS meeting yesterday.David Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00803126450017420488noreply@blogger.com