NCJ Number
170254
Date Published
1996
Length
73 pages
Annotation
This report assesses the contributions of those working in partnership with probation services and how well probation services enable and facilitate such arrangements.
Abstract
Two significant findings emerged from this report. First, probation staff at all levels developed many formal partnership working arrangements during a relatively short time when there were numerous competing demands for probation services. Second, requirements developed by Home Office officials and others were successful in providing a developmental framework and encouraged services to take action. Recommendations for future action include the following: (1) Probation committees should ensure that, by April 1997, partnership plans are integrated into their local service plans; (2) Partnership agreements should identify expected outcomes and contain information to assess outcomes; (3) Partnership data should be compatible with service computerized information systems; and (4) Probation committees should require detailed information in order to consider the value for money which specific partnership programs offer. Notes, appendix, glossary