Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the views and opinions of offender supervisors and offender managers regarding the sequencing of interventions for prisoners in England. More specifically, the research aims to gain an understanding of any barriers to implementing desired practice. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten participants located across four HM prisons in the West Midlands. Questions were designed to gather information and views regarding: current practice in the area of sequencing of interventions; opinions on the potential importance of coherent sequencing of interventions; views on how interventions should be sequenced; and what, if any, issues impacted upon coherent sequencing. Thematic analysis was used to identify, analyse and report themes within the interviews. Findings Participants discussed current practice regarding the sequencing of interventions and made suggestions regarding tailoring the sequence of interventions to the individual offender. The issue of readiness to change was emphasised (i.e. engagement with interventions will increase where offenders are able to participate in an intervention when they feel ready to do so). In addition, participants commented that they felt there to be insufficient resources at their disposal which led to barriers to the coherent sequencing of interventions (e.g. waiting lists for treatment programmes). Practical implications Suggestions were made by participants regarding the coherent sequencing of interventions; for example, providing prisoners with experience of a generic group intervention prior to an offence-specific intervention, prioritising motivation to change and being responsive to the needs of individual offenders. Originality/value The study provides insight regarding the sequencing of interventions from the perspective of offender supervisors and offender managers who are involved in the planning of treatment programmes across the course of an offender’s sentence.

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罪犯干预的顺序：罪犯管理者和监督者的观点

目的本文的目的是探讨罪犯监督者和罪犯管理者对英格兰囚犯干预顺序的看法和意见。更具体地说，该研究旨在了解实施所需实践的任何障碍。设计/方法/方法半结构化访谈是对位于西米德兰兹郡四个HM监狱的十名参与者进行的。设计问题的目的是收集有关以下方面的信息和看法：干预排序领域的当前实践；关于协调一致的干预措施的潜在重要性的意见；关于如何确定干预顺序的看法；以及哪些问题（如果有的话）会影响连贯的排序。主题分析被用来识别，分析和报告采访中的主题。调查结果参与者讨论了有关干预顺序的当前做法，并提出了针对个别犯罪者量身定制干预顺序的建议。强调了准备改变的问题（即，如果罪犯愿意的话，可以增加干预的参与度）。此外，与会人员评论说，他们认为没有足够的资源可供使用，这给干预措施的连贯顺序造成了障碍（例如，治疗方案的等待名单）。实际意义与会者就干预措施的连贯顺序提出了建议。例如，在特定于犯罪的干预之前，为囚犯提供通用集体干预的经验，优先考虑变化的动力，并对个体犯罪者的需求做出响应。原创性/价值该研究从参与罪犯刑罚过程中的治疗方案规划的罪犯主管和罪犯经理的角度，提供了有关干预顺序的见解。