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May 14, 2008
BOXED IN
'You don't get good results with offenders unless you really connect with them, win their respect and help them to address their problems. I'm clear that our daily work must be meaningful and not just a box ticking exercise.'
Phil Wheatley, Director General of Noms
He was talking about probation. It is an acknowledgment that we have become box tickers, which was never a job feature previously associated with probation work. So, words to be welcomed from someone who although 'outside' the probation service seems to understand it better...
Posted by Hampshire at May 14, 2008 06:25 PM