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Jake Phillips @jakephillips.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Here are some thoughts from me on the newly introduced FTR 56 policy in probation. This policy means that people on a determinate sentence are now recalled for a fixed period of 56 days rather than the old system of 14 or 28 days: thinkingaboutprobation.substack.com/p/the-revolv...

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The Revolving Door of Probation Recalls

Will FTR-56 Solve the Recall Problem in Probation?

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Jake Phillips @jakephillips.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Last week the Government published a response to the scathing Public Accounts Committee report into the ongoing crisis in probation. There isn't much of any substance in the response - symbolic of the problem itself. Some thoughts from me, here: thinkingaboutprobation.substack.com/p/probation-...

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Probation on the Brink

What the Government’s Response to the Probation Crisis Tells Us

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Jake Phillips @jakephillips.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

In an attempt to do more on Bluesky here's a short piece I've written about the connection between Radio 4's The Archers and research on probation and desistance: thinkingaboutprobation.substack.com/p/desistance... Would love to know what fellow Archers listeners and/or probation people think!

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Desistance in Ambridge

What George Grundy’s Storyline Teaches Us About Life on Probation

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Probation Journal @probationjournal.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Just published in Probation Journal: Perfunctory or purposeful? Reflecting on 20 years of justice social worker registration in Scotland journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Probation Journal @probationjournal.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Just published in Probation Journal: ‘Indifference, resistance, possibility: Probation staff perspectives on the introduction of Professional Registration’: A practitioner's response journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Russell Webster @russellwebster.com · 29/04/2025

Hope & Probation @jakephillips.bsky.social & colleagues' new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice. www.russellwebster.com/hope-probati...

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Hope & Probation

Jake Phillips & colleagues' new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice.

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Jake Phillips @jakephillips.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

I thought #adolescence was brilliant but I’ve got a nagging feeling about episode 3. The more I think about it the more unethical the whole assessment felt: is this really how assessments work? Surely leaving a vulnerable child feeling abandoned purely to get the information needed is not right.

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Jake Phillips @jakephillips.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Good to see new Effective Practice Spotlights from HMI Probation being published with inspection reports. Provides a number of examples of where probation work is done well, a nice antidote to inspection reports which bring the negatives to the fore. www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation...

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An inspection of Probation Service – Yorkshire and the Humber region

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Jake Phillips @jakephillips.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Nice way to end the week: 'your article "Held to Account: Comparing Adversarial Questioning in Remote and In-Person Parole Hearings" has been accepted for publication in Language in Society.'🎉

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Jake Phillips @jakephillips.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The Probation Journal is looking for two new co-opted, independent members of its Editorial Board. We are keen to welcome people who are new to academic publishing and/or those who have experience of being under penal supervision. See image below for details on how to apply.

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Jake Phillips @jakephillips.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I was so proud to attend my partner's book launch at @waterstones.bsky.social in Sheffield last night. Great conversation between Rachel & @helenmort.bsky.social. IT COMES FROM THE RIVER is the story of three women bound together, in search of emancipation. Order: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/it-c...

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Daria Przybylska @daria-przblsk.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Excited to announce the 3rd run of our PhD conference for doctoral students researching in areas of criminology and criminal justice! We welcome submissions from PhDs at any stage of their degree, from the UK and abroad.

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Jake Phillips @jakephillips.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Last week I chaired the Probation Journal editorial board for the first time in my new role as Editor. If you're planning to write about probation please do get in touch! We're a suportive board, keen to publish pieces from people with diverse voices and backgrounds. journals.sagepub.com/home/prb

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Probation Journal: Sage Journals

... was established in 1929 and now provides a national and international forum for sharing good practice, disseminating criminal justice research and developin...

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