Source: (1996) Probation Journal. 43: 26-28.
Victim enquiries are set to become an established feature of good
through-care practice, despite the ambivalence that many staff still
feel about this kind of direct involvement with victims and their
families. Peter Johnston, Senior Probation Officer responsible for
victim enquiries in part of West Yorkshire, details the provisions of
Probation Circular 61/1995: Probation Service Contact with Victims,
addresses some areas of ambiguity and commends West Yorkshire’s
approach using specialist staff.
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