In Swansea University we have a long-standing interest in the effectiveness of probation practice and have made a number of contributions to the ‘What Works?’ literature, including an early evaluation of a cognitive-behavioural programme (Raynor and Vanstone 1997)...
The impact of skills in probation work: A reconviction study
This article reports on the results of a quasi-experimental study of practitioners’ skills in probation work. Videotaped interviews were produced by a group of probation officers and analysed by researchers using a checklist designed to identify the range of skills...
Observing Interview Skills: a manual for users of the Jersey Supervision Interview Checklist
This manual is a product of the research on supervision skills and offender engagement currently being carried out by Swansea University staff in collaboration with the Jersey Probation and After-Care Service. This is one of a number of studies done by Swansea...
Skills and Training in British Probation: A Tale of Neglect and Possible Revival
ATTENTION TO SPECIFIC practice skills in the training of probation officers in Britain has been inconsistent, variable, and even haphazard. (The following comments apply mainly to England and Wales: Scotland has no separate Probation Service and uses Criminal Justice...