In 2010 the authors were members of a team which was invited to carry out a review of youth justice policy and practice in the Channel Island of Jersey. This article describes the process of the review, its major recommendations, and what happened as a result....
The impact of skills in probation work: A reconviction study
This article reports on the results of a quasi-experimental study of practitioners’ skills in probation work. Videotaped interviews were produced by a group of probation officers and analysed by researchers using a checklist designed to identify the range of skills...
Observing Interview Skills: a manual for users of the Jersey Supervision Interview Checklist
This manual is a product of the research on supervision skills and offender engagement currently being carried out by Swansea University staff in collaboration with the Jersey Probation and After-Care Service. This is one of a number of studies done by Swansea...
Community Sentences and their Outcomes in Jersey: the fourth report
This report is the fourth in a continuing series which aims to provide a regularly updated evaluation of the outcomes of the Jersey Probation and After-Care Service’s work and its contribution to community safety, crime reduction and the rehabilitation of offenders....
Community Sentences and their Outcomes in Jersey: the third report
This report is the third in a continuing series which aims to provide a regularly updated evaluation of the outcomes of the Jersey Probation and After-Care Service’s work, and its contribution to community safety, crime reduction and the rehabilitation of offenders....
Gross negligence manslaughter in Guernsey law
This article analyses the development of the law of homicide in Guernsey, with particular focus on the offence of gross negligence manslaughter. This follows a recent trial in the Royal Court of Guernsey where the existence of this offence was questioned by the...