I agree with all the points made in these letters, except to point out that #sexoffender #treatmentprogrammes were withdrawn because a #systematicreview a number of years ago demonstrated, not only did they not reduce #reoffending, in some cases they actually increased its likelihood. That's not to say we don't need treatment programmes. But we need to make sure they work first.

Cut #sentences in half to tackle #prisons crisis | Prisons and probation | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/23/cut-sentences-in-half-to-tackle-prisons-crisis

Amongst my many roles within the #CJS was that of NVQ assessor. I found that Supervisors who taught skills such as carpentry, gardening etc within the #UPW environment were more likely to get compliant #offenders than those who didn't. In my opinion, it is no good punishing offenders if you do not also increase their motivation & ability to avoid #reoffending. #SkilledUPW is one way of doing this

#Unpaidwork in the unified #probationservice - Russell Webster
https://www.russellwebster.com/unpaid-work-in-the-unified-probation-service/

#Crime