Probation and COVID-19: Lessons learned to improve health-related practice

Sirdfield, Coral; Nichols, Helen; Mullen, Philip

Abstract

Probation staff perform a health-related role involving identifying health-related drivers of offending behaviour; facilitating access to support for these, including continuity of care for people leaving prison; and advising the courts on appropriate sentencing. This study analyses data from probation staff surveys and interviews with people that were under probation supervision during the pandemic to investigate the impact of the response to the pandemic on a) this health-related role, b) the lived experience of accessing health support whilst engaging with probation, and c) partnership working and pathways into healthcare for people under probation supervision.

Citation

Sirdfield, C., Nichols, H., & Mullen, P. (2022). Probation and COVID-19: Lessons learned to improve health-related practice. Probation Journal, 69(2), 216-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/02645505221087980

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Apr 12, 2022
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Jun 30, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 1, 2022
• Journal: Probation Journal
• Print ISSN: 0264-5505
• Electronic ISSN: 1741-3079
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 69
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 216-234
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/02645505221087980
• Keywords: Probation; Covid-19; Pandemic; Health; Criminal justice system; Rehabilitation; Qualitative research
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4021375