Billy beats addiction – with help from probation and P3
CAPTION: CGM CRC’s Gary Whittingham with P3’s Marissa Farrell Billy has been clean from heroin and crack cocaine for more than 12 months, and believes that his transformation would’ve been impossible without probation and partner agency P3. The 53-year-old, from Salford, first became involved in crime as a youngster, when he got involved in gangs and…
Lucy encourages others to volunteer
Volunteer probation worker Lucy Duffy has relished the opportunity to work with people on probation as she looks to deepen her understanding of the criminal justice system. The 30-year-old, from Tameside, is about to start her second year of her criminology degree at Salford University. Lucy first became interested about probation during her studies, and…
Probation wins award for domestic abuse pilot
Two members of staff have been awarded for their pioneering work as part of a multi -agency team that is aiming to help couples in Oldham have healthier relationships. The pilot works with men who have come to the attention of police because of frequent callouts to disturbances, but who have not been convicted of…
Probation helps Shane embrace new future
Shane Langstreth has quit cannabis and enrolled on a string of courses after getting arrested for selling the drug – thanks to support from probation. The 35-year-old started peddling weed as a desperate attempt to clear a mountain of debt. Police raided his house in 2016 and found him with four ounces of the drug,…
David’s first class turnaround
David* has excelled on probation and has made changes which he believes will stop him from re-offending for good. The 23-year-old has just received a first class honours degree and has been accepted onto a PhD course to study biomedical sciences. David has had numerous run-ins with the law. His problems started when he was…
Offenders pave way for Jim
Colina McInnes-Boylan has praised offenders for paving the way for her husband to enjoy his allotment after a Community Payback project provided them with a lifeline. People on unpaid work orders have removed overgrowth, laid flagging and repaired a gate and fence to help Jim gain access to the couple’s Clammer Clough Allotment, in Cemetery…
Nick’s excelling on probation
Nick Sim was well on the way to escalating drug use, crime and prison – but thanks to probation he has embraced a new future and is happier than he has ever been. The 22-year-old, from Ridge Hill, Stalybridge, lives at home with his mum who has emphysema and his dad, who suffers from prolonged…
Pair praise Tameside women’s centre
Two women have praised probation after benefiting from their sentence carried out at the Tameside Women’s Centre. Emma believes the support she’s received has helped her battle with booze, while Jemma feels she has a better control over her emotions. Emma, aged 28, was sentenced to 12 Community Order after being drunk in charge of…
Interserve’s work to reduce domestic violence
An intervention that addresses behaviours linked to domestic abuse is being rolled out across Interserve’s Community Rehabilitation Companies. Help was developed by Merseyside CRC’s Roy Cook, together with support from colleagues. It is part of the new strategy being implemented as part of Interserve’s Domestic Abuse Guidance. The programme began as a voluntary course, with…
David notches up six months clean
David has been clean from heroin and crack cocaine since October, following decades of addiction that resulted in him being banned from every shop in Ashton. The 37-year-old stole several times a day to feed a monstrous habit, but thanks to support from Sam Bradshaw, a probation case manager for the Cheshire & Greater Manchester…