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A Cruel Parody The blog post and the resulting comments powerfully capture the profound disconnect between the realities of frontline prob...

It will be recalled that the National Audit Office issued a damning report on the state of the Probation Service in October, which we covere...

We seem to be entering a very dark period in history? I came with a compass, to advise and befriend, To help a lost soul find a way to the e...

I published this cartoon from Private Eye on October 9th :- This came in over night:- In all my 20 years in probation I've not heard of...

We have a very serious situation:- Trainee probation officer stabbed yesterday. Circumstances being kept tight lipped. Questions raised as t...

I must be honest, I've become increasingly demoralised by the criminal justice picture emerging on a daily basis, together with no sign ...

Continuing with our morality theme, regular contributor 'Getafix has unearthed yet another interesting contribution to the discussion he...

Over the past week, BBC Radio 4 has delivered two very pertinent programmes that directly impinge upon probation's professional dilemma ...

Here’s an idea? Treat people with empathy and respect, stop behaving like a communist state police force and your punters might thrive bette...

A recent reminder from regular contributor 'Getafix pointed us in the direction of the Revolving Doors charity and the following very i...