tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post7840774182600571376..comments2023-10-25T09:49:43.089+01:00Comments on BEN'S PRISON BLOG - Lifer On The Loose: What Works?prisonerbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-86077094719089842232012-03-19T19:46:16.618+00:002012-03-19T19:46:16.618+00:00Maggie, it is disappointing to know that the dogma...Maggie, it is disappointing to know that the dogma has spread to NSW. Here, education provision has been gradually reduced until it now only comprises the most basic levels of literacy and numeracy. Another false saving. Ben.prisonerbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-30729641177645581872012-03-17T21:19:39.465+00:002012-03-17T21:19:39.465+00:00AS always I am struck by the value of your blog, t...AS always I am struck by the value of your blog, this time in calling attention to the lack of evaluation of programmes. The mantra of "what works" has solidified into dogma. Much the same here in NSW. What worries me is the demise of educational programmes at the expense of risk- related offence specific programmes, as they are not well integrated into the sentence, often occurring near the end of the sentence..Maggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-50546381577323209612012-03-10T19:46:17.267+00:002012-03-10T19:46:17.267+00:00Isn't it funny, how just one little question m...Isn't it funny, how just one little question mark, can totally change something into a "Jackboot"!<br />This is like when I was confronted with a question in the past. "You were seen with this person"! My reply to that, "I didn't recognize them"! In a court, that would be the end of that! But if a real dodgy character added the word "immediately", in his statement. This changes the whole thing, doesn't it, even though I never said it?noggin48https://www.blogger.com/profile/00745925847601358717noreply@blogger.com