Public protection is one of the key aims of the National Probation Service specifically in respect of the management of high risk offenders and those who are deemed to be dangerous to society. The Probation Service has acquired an expert role within the assessment and management of risk coupled with public protection and community safety (Goodman, 2008, p 39-40). Resulting from this, the end to end management of offenders from pre-sentence through to release and community reintegration is of prime importance for victims but also the wider public (Harrison, 2010). Enforcement, rehabilitation and public protection was the strap line of the National Probation Service at its inception in 2001 thus portraying the strictness and shift from the
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The introduction of Skills for Effective Engagement, Development and Supervision (SEEDS) in 2012 enabled practitioners to develop their skills within supervision to bring about change and desist from future offending. With this approach and utilising the skills of the practitioner, this engagement enables the dynamic risk factors to be monitored and addressed within that immediate setting where possible. However, the practitioner and offender relationship can lead to false positives and false negatives occurring. False positives occur when an individual is assessed as risky when they are in fact not and conversely, a false negative is the direct opposite where someone is not deemed risky and later goes onto commit a serious offence. This has implications for risk management and public protection in that the professional working relationship between both parties can lead to these falsities occurring. The use of MAPPA and discussions between professionals assists in ensuring that these false positive and false negatives do not occur and the public continue to be …show more content…
For public protection to be achieved it is important to use all resources available to probation staff responsible for the management of offenders including not only monitoring and surveillance but by also building a professional relationship with those individuals under supervision of the National Probation Service and using all available risk assessment tools at their disposal. Only by using a holistic approach and entering into discussions between all stakeholders involved in the rehabilitation of offenders, both governmental and non governmental organisations, can public protection surely be
The introduction of Skills for Effective Engagement, Development and Supervision (SEEDS) in 2012 enabled practitioners to develop their skills within supervision to bring about change and desist from future offending. With this approach and utilising the skills of the practitioner, this engagement enables the dynamic risk factors to be monitored and addressed within that immediate setting where possible. However, the practitioner and offender relationship can lead to false positives and false negatives occurring. False positives occur when an individual is assessed as risky when they are in fact not and conversely, a false negative is the direct opposite where someone is not deemed risky and later goes onto commit a serious offence. This has implications for risk management and public protection in that the professional working relationship between both parties can lead to these falsities occurring. The use of MAPPA and discussions between professionals assists in ensuring that these false positive and false negatives do not occur and the public continue to be …show more content…
For public protection to be achieved it is important to use all resources available to probation staff responsible for the management of offenders including not only monitoring and surveillance but by also building a professional relationship with those individuals under supervision of the National Probation Service and using all available risk assessment tools at their disposal. Only by using a holistic approach and entering into discussions between all stakeholders involved in the rehabilitation of offenders, both governmental and non governmental organisations, can public protection surely be