Strategic Targeting of Recidivism through Evaluation And Monitoring Next Steps..? Steve Pitts – Final Conference Malta October 2014

Collaboration Sustainability

STARR DOMICE Two “Tributaries”... Identify Effective Practices (mainly “Interventions”) in Europe Obstacles, and what makes for successful transfer between Jurisdictions? STARR Explore and develop Cross-border understanding of Case Management in Europe Identify promising practices (including review “Desistance and Case Management”). DOMICE

…contribute to STREAM DOMICE:- STREAM STARR:- Some positive evidenced approaches, (much) more evaluation needed. DOMICE:- Case Management universal, involves substantial expenditure, yet generally poorly understood aims and impact. “Relational” Case Management? STREAM Purpose & effectiveness SEEDS/quality and staff skills Evaluation guidance Probation Rules & Centre of Excellence

World Congress on Probation – a Global Conversation? 50 Jurisdictions – 300 People Desistance – The “recovery” process Purpose and effectiveness Staff skills User voice Those who offend Assets to their communities Involving Communities Including volunteers And much more… Vast experience, Different histories, experiences, cultures – common challenges, Thirst to share & learn – few mechanisms

STREAM – Has the potential to irrigate… Conversations in Malta: Centre of Excellence – Focus on Evaluation Link Evaluation to Purpose Link Research and Practice/Delivery Develop a “language” for accurate technical communication Action Research - - Support SEEDS and/or Desistance delivery and evaluation - Range of jurisdictions to increase understanding (for all) - Link with FD and/or Probation Rules implementation Focus especially on staff skills – who works? ………especially on families ………especially on context: engaging “communities” and partnerships - to support practical help - to support “moral” reintegration Centre of Excellence – Focus on Promoting Probation Addressing the Priorities of potential Partners and Funders

Next Steps – a Potentially important Project? Developing and Sustaining a Virtuous Circle of Practice and Evaluation in Europe Purpose – Desistance in its widest sense? Practice and processes - SEEDS and/or other approaches? People and context - The Service User - Staff skills especially relational, and the organisation - Family and Friends - Volunteers and Communities Partnerships Products – Systematically improving knowledge of effective practice - and the means to sustain improvement through a Centre of Excellence!

And Finally… A very Big Thank You to everyone who made STREAM possible ...and successful!