PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
Prof Gwen Robinson, University of Sheffield

Thinking about ‘confidence’ in probation

The need to build and/or maintain confidence in probation is a generally accepted ‘good’ that has featured in discourse around probation for decades. More recently, though, the Government consultation Strengthening Probation, Building Confidence has brought added emphasis to this perennial issue (Ministry of Justice 2018, 2019). In this webinar Gwen Robinson will present some findings from an ongoing research project which is examining the unification of probation services from a variety of perspectives. Focusing on interviews conducted with senior probation leaders a year after unification, Gwen will focus on the question of whose confidence matters, and consider some of the challenges associated with (re-) building confidence in a period of major transition. 

SPEAKER
Kyle Hart, Sir Graham Smith Research Award holder

Exploring probation practitioners’ transition to the new unified service

Kyle will present findings from his small-scale exploratory study of practitioners’ experiences of unification – with a focus on the issue of confidence.

There will also be a response from the Probation Institute and an opportunity for discussion.

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This event is open to all Members of the Probation Institute at no charge.

Members can register with Helen@probation-institute.org

If you are not a Member of the Probation Institute you can join here: https://www.probation-institute.org/how-to-join

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