News and experiences from UK justice, including courts, YOTs, Probation offices, practitioner recruitment and training.
Category: Business In The Public Sector
Managerialism in youth justice
1 May 2009, 3:28 pm | Written by Andrew
I am currently reading about this dull but interesting topic as I think that it will form part of my doctoral dissertation. At first I dismissed it as too boring – however as I have started thinking a little more deeply … Continue reading
Feeling blue might not be such a bad thing……Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) workshop
2 Feb 2009, 3:17 pm | Written by Leila
We at Backstop recently attended a wonderfully insightful session aimed at discovering our personal strengths in terms of how we relate to others in both day-to-day situations and during conflict. This was measured via the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) test. … Continue reading
NACRO Youth justice conference 2008
8 Apr 2008, 12:20 pm | Written by Andrew
I attended the Nacro 2008 conference, and very good it was to with lots of informative workshops and valuable debates about policy and practice – Thanks NACRO! One of the things that really struck me was the Thursday morning when the … Continue reading
A bolshie cantankerous leftie – moi?
13 Mar 2008, 5:07 pm | Written by Andrew
It has been brought to my attention by a loyal reader(!) that I am perhaps painting myself into a corner as to my political and other beliefs. Well it is true that I can be cantankerous at times, as well … Continue reading
Reject the cute fix!!!
27 Feb 2008, 12:48 pm | Written by Andrew
A few weeks back I wrote about how to deal with a problem – don’t rush it. This week is a follow up to that. The number of times that I have looked at a problem, and then rushed to … Continue reading
How to deal with a problem
1 Feb 2008, 9:40 am | Written by Andrew
One of life’s harsh lessons for me has been how to problem solve, the technique that is. Historically as soon as a problem appears I have rushed to solve it, and by doing so miss the nub of the issue … Continue reading
So the rich are getting richer under Labour….
18 Jan 2008, 2:05 pm | Written by Andrew
Well what has that got to do with me. First - the link between inequality in society and crime is inescapable – the more inequality the larger the amount of particularly acquisitive crime. Second – why is there not more fuss … Continue reading
New Chair for the YJB
17 Jan 2008, 11:20 am | Written by Andrew
So the Ministry of Justice has chosen a new Chair for the YJB. If you look at her brief biography on the YJB website – see below – you will notice something rather unusual for a new YJB Chair. She … Continue reading
Our house rules
30 Oct 2007, 12:38 pm | Written by Andrew
Blog basics For the uninitiated, blogs (or weblogs) work like this: The most recent posts appear at the top of the page. And at the bottom of every entry are two links: “Comments” invites you to offer your reaction to … Continue reading
