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Author: Wilson, Carole

Title: Experiences of Supervised Bail: Interview Findings

Summary: This report outlines the findings of interviews with 10 people who have been on supervised bail. These interviewees were recruited through their bail workers, so are likely to have had more positive expereinces than others who did not participate in the research. For the bailees interviewed, four things emerged as leading to a positive impact of supervised bail. First, being out in the community rather than in prison was greatly appreciated, and motivated some to comply with supervised bail. Second, having a good relationship with their supervisor – seeing them as someone who was like ‘a normal person’, someone they could talk to and ‘have a laugh’ with. Third, flexibility of timing and frequency of meetings was useful to some bailees, as was flexibility around types of support provided depending on bailee needs. Fourth, positive feedback in the form of praise and rewards during supervised bail, and in bail worker reports and from the judiciary when the case came to court. All interviewees except one talked about a positive change in their behaviour over time, and some attributed this change to supervised bail. Overall, the impact of supervised bail on the lives and behaviour of bailees varied across the sample, from being inconvenient and embarrassing, to having a profoundly positive effect on behaviour and life ambitions, and almost all bailees reporting positive effects on their lives and behaviour. This varied according to the relevance of the four factors outlined above, as well as depending on the attitude and circumstances of the bailee.

Details: London: Scottish Government Social Research, 2012. 34p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 24, 2012 at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0039/00390653.pdf

Year: 2012

Country: United Kingdom

URL: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0039/00390653.pdf

Shelf Number: 125049

Keywords:
Bail (Scotland)
Offender Management (Scotland)
Offender Supervision (Scotland)