tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post8856903112347398787..comments2023-10-25T09:49:43.089+01:00Comments on BEN'S PRISON BLOG - Lifer On The Loose: Offensiveprisonerbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-61161676168569624482012-08-17T14:42:34.096+01:002012-08-17T14:42:34.096+01:00As a probation staff member I go to huge lengths t...As a probation staff member I go to huge lengths to avoid the term "offender". At least replace with "someone who offends" or "someone who has offended".<br /><br />Labels are never helpful, I think most of us know that. Sometimes it's easy to use them, to save time and quickly convey context, but it's a destructive habit.<br /><br />That said, I hate using the word "client" and most the other alternatives! "people I work with" is the usual go-to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-70132146559247661522012-08-11T20:25:09.909+01:002012-08-11T20:25:09.909+01:00Completely agree with your and the views expressed...Completely agree with your and the views expressed by Ally.<br /><br />I try to argue from this viewpoint too on my blog - www.lincpsychuk.wordpress.com/blog-2/<br /><br />I hope you and your readers have a look and let me know what you think. If you could follow the blog as well - that'd be great. It would be nice to have a collective voice for us to push our views forward together.Craighttp://lincpsychuk.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-13240126267586306952012-08-11T17:44:59.636+01:002012-08-11T17:44:59.636+01:00You can see the prejudice clearly that those who h...You can see the prejudice clearly that those who have commited crimes in the past are forever stuck with. One only has to consider the recent news stories of candidates for the (awful) position of Police and Crime Commisisoner who have had to decide not to stand because of offences they committed almost half a century ago.<br /><br />Until we can have a senisble discussion around criminality, criminal behaviour, justice and rehabilitation then we are forever condeming people who have made mistakes in their life to a second-class life and often into a cylce of constant offending because society wants nothing to do with them. Before we can do that though, we need to stop letting the likes of the Daily Mail "educate" people on law and order, justice and crime.Allynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-57204628007782234262012-08-11T13:43:21.403+01:002012-08-11T13:43:21.403+01:00Follow the rules. Ignore the advice. Do your own t...Follow the rules. Ignore the advice. Do your own thing - and live a little....Darbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-77542001142605536992012-08-11T12:12:55.562+01:002012-08-11T12:12:55.562+01:00Having been on probation myself and been categoris...Having been on probation myself and been categorised an 'offender', I know how you feel and I was not labouring under the strict conditions that you will have, I think from the frying into the fire especially in the early days. All I can say I hope you have a good officer. Still remember, out of 168 hours in a week, you only have to deal with them for 1 hour which is better than prison. <br /><br />Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com