Inspectorates

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Multi-agency work in youth offending services

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Recommendations and examples of best practice from inspections, in relation to multi-agency working in youth justice settings. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis series].

Keywords: young people

Neurodiversity – a whole-child approach for youth justice

[HMI Probation (2021)]

A summary of the evidence base around neurodiversity and the lessons for those working in youth justice. [From HMI Probation’s Academic Insights].

Keywords: young people, neurodiversity

Neurodiversity in the criminal justice system: A review of evidence

[CJJI (2021)]

Report commissioned by the Lord Chancellor – includes some examples of good practice and recommendations for improvement.

Keywords: neurodiversity, autism, learning disability

Social capital building supporting the desistance process

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Summarises the concept of social capital and how increases in the strength, range and quality of bonding, bridging and linking opportunities can be beneficial in supporting the desistance process. [From HMI Probation’s Academic Insights].

Keywords: desistance

Risk and Desistance: A Blended Approach to Risk Management

[HMI Probation (2021)]

How to blend probation practice so as to protect the public by managing risk while still promoting desistance. [From HMI Probation’s Academic Insights].

Keywords: risk assessment, public protection, desistance

Exploring procedural justice and problem-solving practice in the Youth Court

[HMI Probation (2021)]

This Academic Insight offers a brief overview of procedural justice and its role in strengthening public support for the criminal justice system. [From HMI Probation’s Academic Insights].

Keywords: procedural justice, young people

Supporting the desistance of children subject to court orders

[HMI Probation (2021)]

HMI Probation distils common enablers and barriers to desistance in children, from 43 inspections.

Keywords: desistance, young people

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: Collaborative family work in Youth Justice

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Study highlighting: (i) the links between family relationships and criminal behaviour; and (ii) the research evidence on the effectiveness of family interventions for children in the criminal justice system. [From HMI Probation’s Academic Insights].

Keywords: families, young people

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