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/

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