Making assessment business as usual

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Making assessment business as usual

• Dave Foster, Emma Hutchinson Andy Timms
• 7th March 2007

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Workshop aims

• To discuss issues with assessment and learn from
  the experience of Warwickshire Police
• To explore ways of refining the assessment
  process
• To engage in a practical assessment activity
  using common standards for the Justice Sector

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Common issues with assessment

• Lack of assessment infrastructure
• Assessor competence
• Bureaucracy
• Too many forms / duplication of evidence /
  Inappropriate assessment methods
• Not enough use of existing systems

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Refining the assessment process

• Prepare the foundations
• Link assessment to workplace performance
• Create the opportunities for assessment
• Use naturally occurring evidence
• Use technology
• Robust quality assurance

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Holistic Assessment in context

• PC Wallis
• Key Activities
• Attends the scene
• Investigates the offence
• Arrests a shoplifter (juvenile)
• Escorts the shoplifter to the custody suite.
• Interviews the detainee
• Prepares the case file
• Links to NOS
• 1A1 / 1A4 / 2C1 / 2C3 / 2G2 / 2H2 / 2I1 / 2K1 2
  / 2J1

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Evidence

• Naturally occurring evidence
• Interview plan, interview tape, pocket notebook
  entry, CCTV
• Other evidence sources
• Assessor observation, witness testimony,
  professional discussion, personal reflection
• Retain work products in the workplace

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Contact details

• dave.foster_at_skillsforjustice.com 0114
  2317258
• emma.hutchinson_at_skillsforjustice.com 0114 2317257