On Probation Blog

Yes it's true. At a time of supposed falling crime rates and in what can only be described as a stroke of genius, those boffins at the H...

As children I suspect most of us are taught to tell the truth. I can well remember getting a good hiding when a pathetic attempt to plant bl...

I think everyone would agree that finding a newly-released prisoner a job as soon as possible would be A Good Thing. Surely it must therefor...

I must admit that over the years I've always had a degree of naive astonishment in relation to the amount of sensitive information appea...

At various times in my career I've considered the option of working in a prison, but always rejected it. When I started, some probation ...

Regular readers will be aware that I watch a lot of tv - no rubbish you understand and most of it as a selfless act conducted as research fo...

The internet is a strange and wonderful place indeed. Whilst searching for inspiration, I came across a short video made last November about...

I can't say I'm surprised to hear A4E in the news and fraud mentioned in the same sentence. I think we're all aware of the conc...

When I recently took a trawl through the NAPO discussion forum, it was good to see that some of the former vibrancy had returned, having suf...

Well cannabis to be more specific. I'll be honest from the start and say that as a Probation Officer I've paid little attention to t...