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Academic Insights: Mentoring and Peer Mentoring

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Review of the evidence base on the impact of mentoring and peer mentoring on mentors and mentees, also includes useful advice on how mentoring schemes can go wrong. [From HMI Probation’s Academic Insights].

Keywords: mentoring

Academic Insights: Needs assessment: risk, desistance and engagement

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Study highlighting the importance of effective and robust assessment for planning and service delivery, and considering the potential for improvements to assessment processes. [From HMI Probation’s Academic Insights].

Keywords: assessment

Informing Futures Toolkit

[Informing Futures (2021)]

A toolkit of free resources, information and guidance for professionals seeking to understand and support care and custody experienced young people.

Keywords: mental health, trauma, young people

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people, and the criminal justice system

[The Traveller Movement (2022)]

A series of reports by the Traveller Movement on GRT people and their needs, including in the criminal justice system – they include recommendations on good practice.

Keywords: diversity, travellers, GRT

Guide to learning disability support

[Mind (2023)]

Guide from Mind on where and how to get support for yourself, or someone else with a learning disability.

Keywords: learning disability

National Autistic Society website

[National Autistic Society (2022)]

Online guidance and information, including examples of good practice, around autism.

Keywords: autism, neurodiversity

Directory of Offender Services

[Clinks (2024)]

Searchable directory containing information about over 800 organisations and projects working with people with experience of the criminal justice system, and their families.

Keywords: directory, voluntary sector

Increased green space in prisons can reduce self-harm and violence

[Birmingham University (2021)]

Research showing that prisons with green space have lower levels of violence and self-harm.

Keywords: environment

DrugWise web hub

[DrugWise (2024)]

One-stop website for information about drugs and alcohol.

Keywords: substance misuse

Drink and Drugs News

[CJWellings (2024)]

Bi-monthly free magazine – print and online – for people working with people with drug and alcohol problems. Includes news and features on innovation and good practice.

Keywords: substance misuse