3 Probation Service

Question 1

Statutory in 1907 via…

Answer 1

PROBATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1907

Question 2

Welfare model of probation service:

Answer 2

‘To advise, assist and befriend him and when necessary to endeavour to find him suitable employment’ (social work)

Question 3

Welfare model: 1963 given all aftercare in the…

Answer 3

Community (post prison release) and those sentenced to life in 1968

Question 4

Late 1970s-1980s = undermining of the welfare model via the introduction of

Answer 4

‘Public protection’, changing conceptions of punishment and ‘what works’

Question 5

Late 1970s-1980s = decline of rehabilitative ideal - probation = control and supervision - move from…

Answer 5

Social work to criminal justice

Question 6

2003 onwards: integration of probation and prisons, Carter review and creation of NOMS - centralisation & integration of prisons and probation whilst at the same time increasing…

Answer 6

Privatisation

Question 7

Today: reduced national probation service only deals with:

Answer 7

High risk offenders only

Question 8

Today: private providers from 1 Feb 2015 managing…

Answer 8

Low/medium risk

Question 9

5 new aims:

Answer 9

Reduce offending

Protect the public

Rehabilitate offenders

Ensure offender aware of impact of their behaviour

Provide for the proper punishment of offenders