tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post4946429705527075883..comments2023-03-27T10:54:13.350-07:00Comments on Winston Smith: Training for CatburglarsWinstonSmith33http://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-76254347225714849642011-06-05T00:24:38.092-07:002011-06-05T00:24:38.092-07:00"They certainly dont have the legal right to ..."They certainly dont have the legal right to work in a safe environment which surely contravenes Health and Safety laws."<br /><br />This makes no sense whatsoever. If the conditions are illegal then clearly they do have a right.<br /><br />Rights need enforcing. If you see breaches of people's rights and instead of trying to enforce them, use these breaches as the basis for a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-17882651843321806912011-05-30T04:34:50.719-07:002011-05-30T04:34:50.719-07:00Hideki,
After reading your post i can see you only...Hideki,<br />After reading your post i can see you only know about prison's from TV.I've worked on the wings in a YOI for the last 9 years & you wont belive what these kids get.Eater eggs etc at easter & as for Basic all they have to say oh i'll self harm & the mangement give them anything they want.Education upto A-level with a max of 8 to a class!!! Wish my kids had the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-75690857710625942552011-05-27T19:03:10.201-07:002011-05-27T19:03:10.201-07:00Hihi
They're punished by the loss of their fr...Hihi<br /><br />They're punished by the loss of their freedom, that is what the courts demand.<br /><br />Whether they have TVs, Playstations, Cigarettes is irrelevant.<br /><br />If you're curious, the main reason for the provision of TVs etc. is to give them incentive to behave, there are three levels in prison, Basic, Standard and Enhanced, only on the latter two do you have the optionHidekihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788955910964690040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-10733175481351044602011-05-27T07:15:17.697-07:002011-05-27T07:15:17.697-07:00I may have the answer to Stick's question - wh...I may have the answer to Stick's question - when they get married.Mr. Beer N. Hockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184518909716677938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-36885011169651868152011-05-26T00:54:02.408-07:002011-05-26T00:54:02.408-07:00I saw a documentary on Holloway prison. While watc...I saw a documentary on Holloway prison. While watching I wondered if any of them were known to you from your job. They called the place 'Hotel Holloway'. Incredible - they had tv's, cigarettes, make up etc. My question is : When do these people get punished for their crimes instead of rewarded?Sticknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-5339218328746628412011-05-25T15:40:00.281-07:002011-05-25T15:40:00.281-07:00From my experience Residential Support Workers see...From my experience Residential Support Workers seem to have few rights. They certainly dont have the legal right to work in a safe environment which surely contravenes Health and Safety laws.<br /><br />If RSWs had rights that were defended then the hight staff turnover would be reduced thus giving more consistency to the kids in the homes.WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-59009637521670550262011-05-25T14:53:23.281-07:002011-05-25T14:53:23.281-07:00Richard, the outcomes for children in care have be...Richard, the outcomes for children in care have been and continue to be dismal. Whatever it is you have been doing for the past 20 years is on average wrong- especially if you recognise some of Winston's situations. Winston is not the only one who can see that the gap between a child in care's rights and responsibilities is so wide - its resulted in chaos.<br /><br />Also, what are the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-314685204238231542011-05-25T08:07:02.678-07:002011-05-25T08:07:02.678-07:00@Anonymous above,
There is only about 20 percent ...@Anonymous above,<br /><br />There is only about 20 percent of the book taken from the blog. It is mostly new material.<br /><br />With regards to your points I dont feel that a one size fits all policy would work with all offenders in terms of rehabilitating them but I do believe that overall a tough but fair system for serious and prolific youth offenders is the answer with appropriate support WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-6744000228977467332011-05-25T02:58:48.280-07:002011-05-25T02:58:48.280-07:00Winston - loved your book though thought some repe...Winston - loved your book though thought some repetition of the blog.<br /><br />Thinking about your reply to Richard above and just a shallow reply to both of you. <br />I am suspicous of any universal solution to any groups problems.<br />I may be putting words in each of your mouths but you Richard seem to be suggesting that just banging away with understanding, sympathy and support WILL work Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-54520250496889129902011-05-22T11:01:37.750-07:002011-05-22T11:01:37.750-07:00I enjoy reading your posts and have some sympathy ...I enjoy reading your posts and have some sympathy with a lot of what you say. You are good at demolishing things - I would like to see some more constructive comments about what should be done to change things for the better.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13221725381835132335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-27524183745818516342011-05-19T14:38:18.334-07:002011-05-19T14:38:18.334-07:00@Richard,
I understand the concepts behind the po...@Richard,<br /><br />I understand the concepts behind the policies I just disagree with them. Concepts are not facts just someone's opinions. These concepts that underpin the care system are failing the children in their care. These same concepts are at operation in the Youth Offending Service and whilst they may work with less serious offenders they fail to tackle recidivism rates amongst WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-50553764972565672122011-05-19T11:03:27.809-07:002011-05-19T11:03:27.809-07:00Perhaps Winston if you are so disillusioned with t...Perhaps Winston if you are so disillusioned with the whole system its time you left as its likely your negativity impacts on the very clients you signed up to help. As a residential social worker for almost twenty years i recognise alot of the situations you describe and you sound like alot of workers i come across whining about the rules instead of learning to understand the concepts behind themRichardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-21403912817982903492011-05-19T09:00:27.704-07:002011-05-19T09:00:27.704-07:00Winston, lol now you live in a secularist country ...Winston, lol now you live in a secularist country and write about its dysfunction and the hypocrisy arising from it. Remember original sin? I think this is a human condition rather then a religious thing. But you don't have to be religious to go for the ideas of not stealing, not hurting others, not hurting yourself, not lying, not engaging in sexual misbehavior etc. The 10 commandments are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-16041090610183648422011-05-18T15:59:22.140-07:002011-05-18T15:59:22.140-07:00Love the blog, winston. Always look forward to rea...Love the blog, winston. Always look forward to reading your posts. <br /><br />What is it with youth offending teams (or whatever they are called these days) and expensive leisure activities? Is anything positive achieved by this? Is it just a bribe to keep some offenders quite for a bit?<br /><br />I had an acquaintance once who did a similar sounding job to yours. He was always off climbing, orRogBoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-9269927591328410122011-05-18T15:01:04.438-07:002011-05-18T15:01:04.438-07:00@Anonymous above,
Glad you enjoyed the book.
I a...@Anonymous above,<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the book.<br /><br />I admit that I am a hardcore secularist. Saying that, I was educated by Irish De La Salle Brothers. The majority of whom were very decent people at my school at least(this wasnt always the case in other schools).<br /><br />However, my experiences of growing up in a closed minded dogmatically religious country put me off religion WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-26964832220219084402011-05-18T14:58:29.548-07:002011-05-18T14:58:29.548-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-6976297689209061262011-05-18T11:26:08.269-07:002011-05-18T11:26:08.269-07:00Winston,
I just finished your book. Excellent work...Winston,<br />I just finished your book. Excellent work. I very much enjoyed it despite the sadness that so many are lost in such a system. However, I thought you were a bit harsh on religion. Not all religions are the same. Frankly I doubt you would have had much difficulty from one of the young adults who was a regular at the local Methodist Bible study. Maybe one of the reasons that they act Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-8448198498321352982011-05-16T14:30:22.524-07:002011-05-16T14:30:22.524-07:00Hmmm sounds just like being at work
Dont ya just l...Hmmm sounds just like being at work<br />Dont ya just love em :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-91743352941328868402011-05-14T11:03:27.902-07:002011-05-14T11:03:27.902-07:00nothing new here ... decades ago we had a violent ...nothing new here ... decades ago we had a violent kid in the year below me at school. His only saving grace was he was thin and puny. I saw him a few years late and he was built like a brick outhouse. Yes, you guessed it, a 6 month residential body-building course - sorry, a six month stretch in borstal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-60009437734824868822011-05-14T00:57:03.304-07:002011-05-14T00:57:03.304-07:00Just as mental as removing the prison officers gym...Just as mental as removing the prison officers gym (New Zealand Corrections) and paying for instructors to teach violent offenders how to bulk up.Oswald Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-4827769943264713492011-05-13T14:47:06.681-07:002011-05-13T14:47:06.681-07:00I get your point about the climbing training... no...I get your point about the climbing training... not good. But the delivering take away food sounds like a great idea - feed 'em cheap crap until they are too fat and unhealthy to go out on the rob!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-65174389284861881932011-05-12T12:05:47.924-07:002011-05-12T12:05:47.924-07:00"It is difficult to get a man to understand s..."It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it."<br /><br />So how come you kept yours?<br /><br />Thanks for a good dose of 'best medicine' to kick the day off with.Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.com