"Because we are capable of delivering we are being asked to do more without extra resources," she says. "The preventative agenda has never been properly resourced."
Batstone, who became manager of the Bournemouth and Poole Youth Offending Team when it was set up in 1999, has spent much of her career in the probation service. She also spent 16 years as a district and county councillor in East Dorset so has an understanding of the issues that concern communities.
One of these, of course, is anti-social behaviour, but Batstone is worried about the effects of Government policies on the issue, particularly the fact that young people who breach anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) can face a custodial sentence.
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