His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service in England and Wales is adopting an evidence informed, whole-agency approach to rehabilitation. The approach aims to work across prisons and probation, providing the right leadership, infrastructure, systems and services to enable an environment where rehabilitation can be effective. The intention is to reduce reoffending, protect the public and help people turn their lives around.
This presentation will explore the intentions behind the approach, the drivers for it, and the desired outcomes. It will include:
• How we defined rehabilitation and established its relationship with desistance.
• How risk management, rehabilitation and desistance are complementary, rather than separate, outcomes
• What really matters when delivering rehabilitation in criminal justice organisations, including:
- Basing the approach on evidence, including an account of how we have drawn on desistance research and the Risk Need Responsivity model in an integrated approach.
- Taking into account the voice of those with lived experience of the criminal justice system
- The importance of relationships in promoting desistance
- The relevance of an organisational culture that focuses on rehabilitation
• Building social resources. What are the limits of what criminal justice agencies should do and what should be delivered by services accessible to all citizens?
• Taking a strategic approach to targeting our service offer – investing in getting the basics right and layering our offer to support higher risk/need people.
• Promoting agency and responsibility.
• Reflections on the work so far including the voices of lived experience.
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Mark Farmer
Rehabilitation Practice & Delivery Quality Lead, HMPPS
Mark Farmer works for His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service as one of the HMPPS strategic leads for rehabilitation. Previously he has worked nationally in interventions, and in public protection. Prior to working in Headquarters, Mark worked in probation for many years, in both practitioner and management roles.Mark Farmer works for His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service as one of the HMPPS strategic leads for rehabilitation. Previously he has worked nationally in interventions, and in public protection. Prior to working in Headquarters, Mark worked in probation for many years, in both practitioner and management roles.
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Tracy Hughes
Rehabilitation Strategy Lead, HMPPS
Tracy Hughes is a Chartered Forensic Psychologist working as a Rehabilitation Strategy Lead for His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). She started her career working in prisons and has gone on to lead various national programmes and projects all driving the organisation-wide implementation of evidence-led rehabilitative practice.