Ideal for practitioners, managers and policymakers, the MSc Working with Adult and Young People who Offend is the first of its kind in the UK with a specialist focus on the theory and practice of offender management. In the summer of 2021, privatised probation services were returned to public control, following a series of failings with the part-privatisation of the system that was introduced in 2014. With additional funding being pumped into the Probation Service in recent years, the Probation Service is working towards tackling the drivers of crime (such as drug use, mental ill-health, unemployment and issues with housing) in a bid to reduce reoffending rates. This specialist Criminology Masters will provide graduates with the knowledge and theory to further influence and lead the development of practice in post-custody supervision.

 

Throughout your studies, you’ll delve into the philosophy, theory, and practice of working with individuals who are sentenced to either serve a community order or a prison sentence and who are subject to post-custody supervision. Upon successful completion of the MSc Working with Adult and Young People who Offend you could pursue a career in the criminal justice system, such as the police, courts, prison, probation services and youth offending services.