Probation

• Why was there bias towards probation privatisation (CRC's)?

  Conservative government favoured this despite findings of it being flawed.
• How many CRC's failed?

  19/21
• How many housing needs were met by CRC's?

  54%
• How many housing needs were met by the NPS?

  70%
• What are the limitations of the probation service?

  • national shortage of officers
  • professional standards compromised due to high case loads
  • lack of professional leadership
  • premises are dated, shabby and not secure
  • no national strategy
  • shortage of special services to meet the root cause of offending
• What are the advantages of the probation service?

  They use group programmes to tackle the underlying causes of crime in order to rehabilitate offenders. There are lower recidivism rates to prisons.