2. 6 scenarios
Scenario 5: Preparing for release
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You are a probation officer. Steve is due for release next month after serving a four-year sentence for robbery. He intends to go back to the family home and his partner and children Callum, four, Sophie, nine, and Richard, 12. They are extremely anxious about his return as he has been violent towards them and has a drink problem. Family life has been much smoother without him. Do you:
- Liaise with social services well in advance of release to express your concerns about the risk that may be faced by the children (and their mother), and suggest that a case conference may be an appropriate course of action, including the schools and local Children's Centre?
- As above and apply for a MAPPA as you are concerned at the risk Steve poses to the public, and invite the local children's services to come along?
- Monitor the situation with the family upon Steve's release following your organisation's risk assessment procedure?