Dr Geraldine O’Hare from the Probation Board Northern Ireland (PBNI) speaks to us about their programme, designed to help men stop abusive behaviour in intimate relationships.

Dr Geraldine O’Hare from the Probation Board Northern Ireland (PBNI) talks to us about their Aspire project set up in 2017.

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Problem-solving courts in Scotland

The first PSC in Scotland was established in 2001; the Glasgow Drug Court, which oversees the management of offenders on Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs).

After practicing Functional Family Therapy (FFT) for nearly four years, LYFT evaluated and revised the model and is now pioneering a different approach to youth offending by tackling underlying issues within the family. Despite FFT having great outcomes, the team recognised that the needs of the children and families were changing, and they also wanted to include those families who weren’t applicable.  

Albinia Stanley, Family Justice Officer at the Centre, met with Dr. Barbara Rishworth and Dr. Anna Gupta to discuss their new action collective, Reframe, which exists to make change in Child Protection systems & care-proceedings. 

In this blog, Dr Laura Buckley from HMI Probation writes about service user involvement within probation services.

Samantha Starmer, Service Manager at Cumbria Youth Offending Service, shared with us the work they are doing in their youth Triage scheme.

Michael Whitley, Drug Recovery Programme Adviser at Holme House Prisons talks to us about the innovative approaches taken by the prison to better help prisoners.

This document highlights some of the main challenges facing the  criminal justice system and provides practical innovative solutions that prospective Police and Crime Commissioners could include in their manifestos for the 2020 elections.