Which agency oversees offender management and rehabilitation in the justice system?

• A. National Probation Service
• B. National Offender Management Service
• C. Courts and Tribunals Service
• D. GCE Psychology

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is who has overall responsibility for coordinating how offenders are managed and rehabilitated across the justice system. National Offender Management Service is the one that was created to oversee both custody and community aspects—bringing prisons and probation together to plan supervision, risk assessment, and rehabilitation programs so that offenders move smoothly from custody to community supervision and have access to education, treatment, and other supports aimed at reducing reoffending. The National Probation Service mainly handles supervision in the community, the Courts and Tribunals Service runs court administration, and GCE Psychology is a subject, not an agency. Note that the structure has since been reorganized into HMPPS, but the concept of an agency overseeing offender management and rehabilitation remains.