Abstract
Serious further offences are rare but represent catastrophic harm to the public by people under probation supervision. Where cases had previously been identified at high risk of harm and there are significant failings in their management, independent reviews are commissioned. Surprisingly, learning from these reports has received scant attention, with the last review 20-years ago. To address this, a pre-registered systematic search was carried out, identifying 37 reports of reviews of offences committed in the UK, published between 2005-2024. These reports were reviewed, drawing on the rapid evidence assessment approach (Barends et al., 2020), and antecedent behaviours were qualitatively synthesised.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Probation Journal |
| Publication status | Accepted for publication - 4 Nov 2024 |
Keywords
- Clinical decision-making
- Mental health services research
- Offender risk management
- Public safety
- Violence risk assessment