What constitutes an optimal caseload mix for probation staff, to appropriately balance risk levels across their workload, whilst delivering the most effective support for individuals, with multiple and complex needs, under their supervision?
Background
We want to build confidence and trust in a system that upholds public protection and creates the conditions for individual rehabilitation. We want to better support the probation service in using evidence-based decision-making.
Next steps
We can be contacted at the following email address: evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk.
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
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