Comment piece: The inspection of Offender Management in Custody – new resettlement policy, same old problems
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Cracknell, M. 2023. Comment piece: The inspection of Offender Management in Custody – new resettlement policy, same old problems. Probation Journal. 70 (3), pp. 298-307. https://doi.org/10.1177/02645505231191455
Type | Article |
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Title | Comment piece: The inspection of Offender Management in Custody – new resettlement policy, same old problems |
Authors | Cracknell, M. |
Abstract | Two Inspection reports regarding the latest resettlement policy - Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) - have recently been published (HM Probation Inspectorate and HM Prison Inspectorate, 2022; HM Inspectorate of Probation, 2023). This comment piece provides a brief analysis of these inspection reports, which demonstrates how OMiC is undermined by five issues, including: a fixed and fragmented model of delivery; poor identification of needs and service provision; poor quality keywork; understaffing in prisons and probation; and finally, poor communication between prison and probation practitioners. This comment piece then places these failures into context, asserting that there has been a longstanding ‘common thread’ of issues that has undermined past resettlement policies, and that these have permeated through to OMiC. This commentary concludes by suggesting a possible way forward with the OMiC model, noting that no resettlement policy will be successful unless the staffing crisis in prisons and probation is resolved, and the practitioners responsible for OMiC are provided with sufficient time and resources to provide quality resettlement support. |
Keywords | Resettlement; offender management in custody; keywork; prison offender management; inspections |
Sustainable Development Goals | 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions |
Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Journal | Probation Journal |
ISSN | 0264-5505 |
Electronic | 1741-3079 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 02 Aug 2023 |
Sep 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 05 Jul 2023 |
Deposited | 28 Jul 2023 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | Cracknel, M, Comment Piece: The inspection of Offender management in custody - new resettlement policy, same old problems, Probation Journal, 70(3), 298-307. DOI: 10.1177/02645505231191455. © The Author(s) 2023. |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/02645505231191455 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:001041820100001 |
Language | English |
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