OFFENDER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME

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OFFENDER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME

• Changing lives and reducing re-offending through
  the power of one to one relationships
• ENGLAND AND WALES
• Dr Sue Rex and Melanie Smith

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Why a new programme?

Hitting the targets...

• ..but missing the point

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The OEP is a 3 year change programme focussing on
one to one work

• The relationship between the offender and the
  probation practitioner can be a powerful vehicle
  for changing behaviour and reducing re-offending
  

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OEP builds on desistance research
Importance of individual relationships
Not one size fits all
Building on strengths and resources
Human and social capital
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Aims of the OEP

• To reduce offending through more effective one to
  one engagement
• To make best use of staff time at a time of
  financial constraint
• To increase public confidence in community
  sentences

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The OEP pilots aim to improve one to one work
22 Trusts committed to 4 pilots
External Evaluation for 9 Trusts
Comprehensive Internal Evaluation
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All Pilots

• SEED

SPA
RSM
SPA SEED
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The RSM model focuses on management activity and
behaviour which supports The Engaging
Practitioner
SENIOR MANAGERS
MIDDLE MANAGERS
Action Learning
Pro-Social Modelling
The Engaging Practitioner
Reflective Practice
Observed Practice
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The SEED model can be used as a blueprint for
effective engagement with offenders
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A new version of The Probation Rules

• Fewer timescale targets
• More discretion and flexibility
• Focus on outcomes

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Next steps for The Probation Rules

• Trusts create own implementation plans
• Quality framework developed centrally
• Changing culture to enable discretion