ABSTRACT
Using data from a self-report study started in the late 1990s, this chapter reports on the long-term impacts of probation supervision some 13 years later. The chapter considers the extent to which the advice which was given by probation officers whilst the individual was on probation was used in ways which assisted desistance. The finding that for many of those who were supervised the advice was of help is encouraging, since it suggests that probation supervision can be effective. The additional point raised by this, is that few studies have explored the longer-term support which unfolds over time and what can be done to develop this into practice models to support the emerging models of criminal desistance.
