MOVING FORWARD WITH MENTORING:AN EVALUATION OF THE TRANSITIONALSUPPORT SCHEME IN WALES

The Transitional Support Scheme (TSS) aims to provide ‘through the gate’ mentoringsupport for short sentence prisoners up to 12 weeks following their release from custody.Specifically, TSS is designed to address the practical resettlement needs of short-sentenceprisoners who are returning to Wales, and who are experiencing on-going substance misuseproblems. The primary focus is upon increasing access to drug treatment and subsequentlyreducing/ceasing drug consumption. The scheme also aims to address additional problemswhich have been shown to increase the likelihood of offending including homelessness;relationship problems; finances; low educational attainment; and unemployment. Mentorsare expected to enhance the motivation of offenders to address their offending behaviourthrough the application of cognitive/motivational techniques.[...]

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Year of publication:	2013-10-29
Authors:	Clancy, Anna ; Lane, Julie ; Morgan, Beverley ; Maguire, Mike
Institutions:	Wales / National Assembly ; Wales / National Assembly ; Wales / National Assembly ; Cardiff University
Published in:	University of Glamorgan - Working Paper
Subject:	Beratung \| Consultancy \| Bildung \| education \| éducation \| Unterstützung \| Benefits \| Schutz \| Gefangener

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1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
1.1 Aims and Objectives
1.2 Methodology
1.3 Structure of the report
2.0 OVERVIEW OF TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT SCHEME
2.1 G4S
2.2 The DAWN Partnership
2.3 The Project Board
2.4 Prisoner participation in each of the schemes
2.5 Prisoner Profile
3.0 THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS: EMERGING ISSUES
3.1 Organisational issues
383.2 Issues in service delivery
3.3 Conclusion
4.0 STAFF AND OFFENDER PERSPECTIVES
4.1 Staff perspectives
4.2 Offender Perspectives
4.3 Conclusion
5.0 POTENTIAL EFFECTIVENESS OF TSS
5.1 Level of post release contact
5.2 Changes in CRIME-PICS Scores
5.3 Other indicators of effectiveness
5.4 Conclusion
6.0 PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE TSS AMONGSTCOMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES
6.1 Background
6.2 Profile of the agencies interviewed
6.3 TSS referrals
6.4 Working relationships
6.5 Agency perspectives of the TSS
6.6 Conclusion
7.0 CONCLUSIONS
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Recruitment and referrals
7.3 Staff supervision and support
7.4 Integration with partners
7.5 Potential effectiveness of TSS
7.6 A review of recent changes: implications for TSS
7.7 The way forward

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