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Ella Rabaiotti
@ellarabaiotti.bsky.social
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Co-Head of Department for Criminology, Sociology & Social Policy, Swansea University | Former Probation Officer | Convenor of Wales Probation Development Group at Wales Centre for Crime & Social Justice
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4179-499X
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Ella Rabaiotti @ellarabaiotti.bsky.social · Nov 17
I’ve created a starter pack for probation research and practice. Please share 🙂…If I’ve missed you please let me know go.bsky.app/VootSNb
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My latest publication in @probationjournal.bsky.social ‘Work locally’: The slow journey to devolving probation in Wales
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‘Work locally’: The slow journey to devolving probation in Wales - Ella Rabaiotti, 2025
Probation in Wales operates along a ‘jagged edge’ of criminal and social justice. Agencies which support rehabilitation, including health, education, and housin...
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September 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
ellarabaiotti.bsky.social
Joined the 7th World Congress on #ProbationandParole to talk about the potential for greater use of Warm Hubs with people on probation in the community. Shame I didn’t actually get to Bali due to cancelled flights but thanks for letting me present remotely 🙂 #WCPP2026 #Probation #Wales #WarmHubs
April 16, 2026 at 5:45 AM
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probinst2.bsky.social
𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 - 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗬!

Issue 39 of Probation Quarterly explores some of the most pressing debates in probation today from a wide range of contributors,

Download your copy of PQ39 now:
www.probation-institute.org/probation-qu...
March 12, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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aurigny.bsky.social
Stimulating day at Swansea Uni. marking the retirement after 50 years of Professor Peter Raynor. @ellarabaiotti.bsky.social organised a probation symposium to mark the occasion with a keynote presentation by the Professor. Great content and good company! @vgeiran.bsky.social #probation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #cymru
A bad photo of the symposium and Professor Raynor presenting.
March 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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vgeiran.bsky.social
My article on #SocialWork & #Probation + value of strengthening SW role in criminal justice in Ireland, just published in Probation Journal ⬇️

I discuss / critique recent developments & offer recommendations for future actions.

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September 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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prisonradiouk.bsky.social
Another day, another train, another prison survey visit - this time at HMP Cardiff.

We spoke with 53 people on their prison wings about the impact of #NationalPrisonRadio.

Here is just one snippet:
"It's another avenue for release, prison is stressful and it helps the world not get on top of you."
September 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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europeanjprobation.bsky.social
New article:

'Probation clients’ satisfaction with their probation officer: Do perceptions of fairness and felt support matter?'

Matthias van Hall shares research with formerly incarcerated clients of Dutch Probation Service.
#Probation #SocialWork #Criminology
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Probation clients’ satisfaction with their probation officer: Do perceptions of fairness and felt support matter? - Matthias van Hall, 2025
Probation officers serve as a bridge between incarceration and reintegration into society for individuals who have been incarcerated. The aim of this study is t...
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May 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
ellarabaiotti.bsky.social
My latest publication in @probationjournal.bsky.social ‘Work locally’: The slow journey to devolving probation in Wales
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
‘Work locally’: The slow journey to devolving probation in Wales - Ella Rabaiotti, 2025
Probation in Wales operates along a ‘jagged edge’ of criminal and social justice. Agencies which support rehabilitation, including health, education, and housin...
journals.sagepub.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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probationjournal.bsky.social
Just published in Probation Journal:

‘Indifference, resistance, possibility: Probation staff perspectives on the introduction of Professional Registration’: A practitioner's response
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June 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Very grateful to all those who attended today’s session. Two excellent #SocialScience talks: one on the educational trajectories of care-experienced children, and the other on the role of Warm Hubs in developing community connections in #Wales.

#SocialSciences #Senedd #Cymru
September 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Today we’re at @senedd.cymru for a lunchtime event hosted by @cefincampbell.bsky.social to showcase two fantastic examples of #SocialScience research in action, courtesy of @ellarabaiotti.bsky.social and Emily Lowthian of Swansea University.

#SocialSciences #Wales #Cymru
September 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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New open access article published in the Probation Journal -‘Professional Registration of Probation Practitioners in a Devolved Welsh Probation Service’

Coauthored with @mfeilzer.bsky.social and John Deering

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Professional Registration of Probation Practitioners in a Devolved Welsh Probation Service - John Deering, Martina Y. Feilzer, Ella Rabaiotti, 2025
In this paper, we consider the newly implemented Probation Professional Register Policy Framework in the context of the intent of the Welsh Government (WG) to w...
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May 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Hope & Probation
@jakephillips.bsky.social & colleagues' new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice.
www.russellwebster.com/hope-probati...
Hope & Probation
Jake Phillips & colleagues' new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice.
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April 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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europeanjprobation.bsky.social
Hello from the Editors at the European Journal of Probation! We are just getting started on BlueSky.

We welcome submissions on a range of topics across: #probation and community justice, sentencing, #parole, resettlement, desistance, and much more.

🔗 to our website:
journals.sagepub.com/home/EJP
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March 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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probinst2.bsky.social
Have you signed up for our Joint International Seminar with International Criminal Justice (IN-CJ) yet? The focus will be ‘Perspectives on Serious Offending’. Book your free place now.
Second Joint International Seminar: Perspectives on Serious Offending — Probation Institute
Second Joint International Seminar from the Probation Institute and International Criminal Justice (IN-CJ).
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May 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
ellarabaiotti.bsky.social
Research roles advertised with the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobD...
5928 - Research Officer - Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
Overview of rolePrisons and Probation Ombudsman – HEO (Band C) Research Officer Job DescriptionThe Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) is an Arm’s Length Body (ALB) of the...
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May 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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probinst2.bsky.social
The Probation Institute publishes 'Position Papers' to share its viewpoints on significant issues, grounded in empirical evidence, solid research, and the expertise of professionals in probation and rehabilitation. Free to access now. #Probation #Research
Probation Institute Position Papers
The Probation Institute publishes ‘Position Papers’ setting out its views on a number of topical issues.
www.probation-institute.org
April 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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thetimes.com
🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Criminals are going untagged for months after their release from prison in England and Wales amid “chaos” in the system used to track them, an investigation has revealed
Revealed: ‘chaotic’ system leaves freed prisoners untagged for months
An undercover reporter finds staff are repeatedly sent to the wrong address by the monitoring service, which is struggling with a backlog, while criminals mock the justice system
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April 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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nation.cymru
A police officer will not face criminal charges after following two teenagers in a van before they died in an e-bike crash two years ago
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Police officer not prosecuted over e-bike fatal crash
A police officer will not face criminal charges after following two teenagers in a van before they died in an e-bike crash two years ago. Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, died in May 2023 wh...
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April 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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willhaycardiff.bsky.social
Wales is getting screwed over by the Treasury (again).

A deliberate decision has robbed public sector bodies in Wales of money while protecting those in England.

This is fiddly but really outrageous. You can either watch the video or read below...

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April 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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probinst2.bsky.social
Have you downloaded PQ35 yet? A bumper edition featuring 18 articles including evidence-based strategies to revive probation, a framework to support change, insights into OMiC, experiences of people subject to life licences and so much more. #probation
Probation Quarterly Issue 35
PQ35 recently released.
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April 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...
Disappointing decision by the Sentencing Council under pressure. Don't give up on this!
Lawyers attack ‘dangerous’ decision to halt Sentencing Council guidelines
Society of Black Lawyers calls decision to block pre-sentencing reports ‘deliberate step backwards’
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April 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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revdoors.bsky.social
⛔ The Lord Chancellor’s decision to block the Sentencing Council’s guidance on pre-sentence reports is a deliberate step backwards.

Blocking progress is not about fairness, it’s about maintaining a status quo that already fails too many.

Read our statement ➡️ revolving-doors.org.uk/a-deliberate...
April 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Our briefing, "Lessons for Public Management Reform from the insourcing of probation services in England and Wales" is now available! Well worth a look eprints.soton.ac.uk/499654/1/109... @probationres.bsky.social @nicolacarr.bsky.social @matthew-millings.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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probationres.bsky.social
🚨New Publication Alert🚨 We are happy to share news of the latest article from the ESRC-funded Rehabilitating Probation Project. Here, we explore probation staff expectations, in the months leading up to its formal implementation, of Professional Registration 1/3 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Indifference, resistance, possibility: Probation staff perspectives on the introduction of professional registration - Matthew Millings, Lol Burke, Harry Annison, Nicola Carr, Gwen Robinson, Eleanor S...
Rehabilitating Probation is a three-year research project (2022–2025), exploring the most recent iteration of probation reform in England and Wales. This articl...
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March 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM