MAPPA Level 3 offenders: Reconviction as a measure of effectiveness
| Date | 01 June 2012 |
| Published date | 01 June 2012 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0264550512438254 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
Article
MAPPA Level 3
offenders:
Reconviction
as a measure of
effectiveness
Joanne Wood
Greater Manchester Probation Trust
Abstract
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) provide a legislative frame-
work for managing sexual and violent offenders in the community. Previous studies
have examined this process; however, little is known about the offending behaviour
of MAPPA cases during the first year of registration. This article explores this area and
provides a detailed examination of reconviction amongst a cohort of MAPPA Level 3
cases. The implications of reconviction during MAPPA registration are also explored.
Keywords
effectiveness, imprisonment for public protection sentences, MAPPA level 3,
reconviction, resources.
Introduction
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) provide a framework for the
assessment and management of sexual and violent offenders. The Criminal Justice
and Court Services Act (2000) required the police force and probation service (and
later the prison service) to jointly assess and manage sexual and violent offenders in
the community,which in turn led to the development of MAPPA.Since its introduction,
a number of studies have attempted to explore the effectiveness of the processmainly
in relation to multi-agency workin g (Kemshall 2003; Wood. et al., 2006) and to iden-
tify risk typologies of offenders managed under MAPPA (Wood, 2006, 2007).
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Joanne Wood, Chartered Forensic Psychologist, Greater Manchester Probation Trust, MAPPA Support
Unit, Room 333. Nexus House, Alexandria Drive, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 0QP, UK
Email: joanne.wood@manchester.probation.gsi.gov.uk
Probation Journal
59(2) 111–123
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