To be perfectly honest, as a practitioner I used to do what I called ‘front loading’. It was basically about more appointments for adequate risk assessments and very early referrals for additional support. Motivation was ‘usually’ at its peak in the first 6 weeks. #probation
We all know prison doesn’t work. We want restoration and inclusion leading to reduced offending. BUT we need an infrastructure to do it. Give us the infrastructure and we will work magic.