Jersey Probation and After Care Service (JPACS)

1. Working With Offenders In The Community 29 & 30 November 2011 Lisbon, Portugal Mr David Trott - d.trott@gov.je Ms Maurilia Veloso – m.veloso1@gov.je Jersey Probation and After Care Service (JPACS)

2. JERSEY

9. Links between Jersey & Portugal/Madeira Immigrants from both Portugal & Madeira arrived in the early 1960’s 6% of Jersey’s population were born in Portugal/ Madeira (Approx. 5150 people) We now have 3rd & 4th generation individuals living on the Island Official Twinning of our Capital towns

10. Jersey Probation & AftercareService Provide Services for the Criminal Courts, but also the wider Criminal Justice System Legal Framework Probation Service – the team Parish Hall Enquiries – Youths Only Social Enquiry Reports and Stand Down Reports Probation Orders Community Service Orders Jersey Skills Study

11. Legal Framework The Probation Service is a department of the Royal Court of Jersey Loi (1937) sur l’attenuation des peines et sur la mise en liberté suveillée. (Probation Law) Criminal Justice (Community Service Orders) (Jersey) Law 2001 Criminal Justice (Young Offenders) (Jersey) Law 1994 Sex Offenders (Jersey) Law 2010

12. Probation Officers and Team • Our team consists of: • Chief Probation Officer – Mr Brian Heath • Assistant Chief Probation Officer – Mr Mike Cutland • Team Leader – Mr David Trott • 13 Probation Officers • 5 Assistant Probation Officers • 4 Case Management Assistants • Majority of Probation Officers & Assistants are Social Work qualified or in training with placements in Scotland/Northern Ireland and now Madeira in 2012.

14. Parish Hall Work Attend Parish Hall Enquiries (PHE) to assist Centeniers in dealing with under 18’s Restorative Justice Voluntary Supervision Family Problem Solving Referrals to Other Agencies If offence is dealt with at Parish Hall, the young person does not get a Criminal Record.

15. Court Work There are Three Main Courts: Youth Court Magistrate Court Royal Court Our Service attends every court sitting. More information at: www.jerseycourts.je

19. Court Reports Stand Down Reports Social Enquiry Reports Information reports Breach Reports Assessments Sex Offender Notification Reports

20. So who is Placed on Probation? Evidence that Probation is most effective in working with Medium and High Risk offenders 90% have previous convictions 25% have previously served a custodial sentence In 2010 there were154 Probation Orders imposed of which: 35 – Youth Court 94 – Magistrate Court 25 – Royal Court

21. Probation Orders Cross tariff, instead of a sentence Requires consent Agreement between Court and Probationer supervised by the Probation Officer Support and Control

22. Probation Orders Supervision Standards agreed with Royal Court Continuity principle – SER writer/Supervisor Addressing dynamic risk factors identified by LSI-r through Pro social modelling and Problem solving (Trotter) and Strength based approaches. All assessed for risk of harm All complete a short offending behaviour programme

23. Programmes Offered Basic Skills Tutor support Structured Programme work Family Problem Solving Substance Misuse

24. Partnerships Police Social Security Department Housing including Shelter Trust Mental Health Service Highlands College Jersey Domestic Violence Forum Victim Support Prince’s Trust / Youth Service Prison Health +Social Services Department of Education, Sport & Culture

26. Management of Risk There are two main formats in assessing management of Risk RAMAS – Risk Assessment Multi-Agency Support JMAPPA – Jersey Multi Agency Public Protection Agencies

27. Community Service (CS) Operating since 1982 11 staff – Assistant Manager Mr A. Le Marrec – a.lemarrec@gov.je A direct alternative to prison Over 200 Orders a year Minimum resources required Involuntary clients Individual, group and work room Fit for custody = fit for Community Service

28. Community Service CS Groups operate 4 – 5 days each week including weekends Expect at least 5 hours work per week Work around Offenders’ employment Reparative but not therapeutic Importance of Motivation Less re-offending than prisoners

29. Example that CS Works Over 3000 hours have been worked in 2010 on ground maintenance, hedge planting and general improvement of our Jersey Rugby and Football Clubs. We have evidence that some young offenders have re-engaged with these sports.

34. Working with Offenders – General Presumptions Low likelihood of re offending + low seriousness = no JPACS supervision Low likelihood of re offending + custodial seriousness = Community Service Medium or high likelihood of re offending = Probation supervision which can be coupled with CS (Caution) Red Flag case – Risk of Harm / vulnerability procedures

35. Other Work Prison Through Care Prison Aftercare Sex Offenders Law

36. Jersey Skills Study Video recording individual supervision interviews 100 sessions analysed by researchers at Swansea University scoring any core correctional practices Results were cross checked against the Client’s LSI-R scores and reconviction information.

37. Reading, References &Contacts www.probation.je has Probation and CS standards, leaflets, and other information on the Service. Facebook and Twitter Raynor P and Miles H (2007) “Evidence based Probation in a Microstate. The British Channel Island of Jersey”. European Journal of Criminology V4 (3) Sage, London Offender Supervision Book???