OFFENDER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME

Changing lives and reducing re-offending through the power of one to one relationships ENGLAND AND WALES Dr Sue Rex and Melanie Smith

Why a new programme?

Hitting the targets…...

…..but missing the point

The OEP is a 3 year change programme focussing on one to one work

The relationship between the offender and the probation practitioner can be a powerful vehicle for changing behaviour and reducing re-offending

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OEP builds on desistance research Importance of individual relationships Not one size fits Building on strengths and resources all Human and social capital

Aims of the OEP

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To reduce offending through more effective one to one engagement To make best use of staff time at a time of financial constraint To increase public confidence in community sentences

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The OEP pilots aim to improve one to one work External Evaluation for 9 Trusts 22 Trusts committed to 4 pilots Comprehensive Internal Evaluation

All Pilots

SEED SPA RSM SPA & SEED

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The RSM model focuses on management activity and behaviour which supports “The Engaging Practitioner” Action Learning Observed Practice The Engaging Practitioner Pro-Social Modelling Reflective Practice

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The SEED model can be used as a blueprint for effective engagement with offenders… Structuring Sessions Pro-Social Modelling and Motivational Interviewing 1:1 Cognitive Behavioural Techniques Risk, Need and Responsivity

A new version of ‘The Probation Rules’

• Fewer timescale targets • More discretion and flexibility • Focus on outcomes

Next steps for ‘The Probation Rules’

• Trusts create own implementation plans • Quality framework developed centrally • Changing culture to enable discretion