Interest in prisoners' families has grown considerably in recent years as the link between family support and reduced recidivism is increasingly recognized. This article explores the potential role...

Prisoners' families and offender management: Mobilizing social capital:

Between 2005 and 2007, the Kent and Medway Resettlement Programme (KMRP) piloted EXODUS (ex-offenders discharged under supervision), a multi-agency support system for identified prolific and priority offenders (IPPOs). Unlike traditional models of multi-agency support, EXODUS agencies work from the same location to maximize support for IPPOs, and inter- and intra-agency support for staff. This study assessed the perceived effectiveness of EXODUS. EXODUS staff and IPPOs were interviewed and their responses compared to those of traditional multi-agency support staff and IPPOs. Analysis showed that EXODUS IPPOs had committed fewer offences since receiving support than did comparison IPPOs. Neither group was more likely to be employed, but of those who were, EXODUS IPPOs were more likely to remain employed than comparison IPPOs. Most, regardless of type of support structure, recommended their programme and staff, although EXODUS IPPOs were more satisfied with the support they received. Staff believed...

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What works for offenders and staff: comparing two multi-agency approaches to offender resettlement

This article aims to investigate the current response to the riots in the UK in August 2011 by comparing and contrasting the political and institutional factors with the reaction to the riots that occurred in Brixton and Toxteth 1981 and those in Bradford, Burnley and Oldham in 2001. The article focuses on the changes which have occurred within the probation service over that period and by interviewing twelve frontline practitioners, seeks to gain an insight into the ways these transformations reflect wider differences within the role of probation, the community, political and government attitudes and the ways this is communicated within the media.

Supervising Rioters: The Role of Probation

This article presents findings from an evaluation of the work undertaken by an inter-agency group to resettle individuals imprisoned as a result of their involvement in the 2001 Bradford riots.1 It outlines the steps taken by the group towards developing a seamless approach to the case management of offenders from prison into the community. The discussion is intended to identify the lessons that can be learned from this approach, and to inform general resettlement practice.

Sarah Cocker

Papers

Re-integrating the Bradford rioters: Lessons for NOMS and the future of resettlement: