Books by Phil Martin - Widely consulted authority on rehabilitation and resettlement

Phil has written three highly praised and frequently quoted books, with a fourth currently in progress.

Front Cover of the book entitled How to get a GREAT JOB when you have a CRIMINAL RECORD by Phil Martin

An easy-to-follow and proven system which helps ex-offenders secure meaningful employment that provides structure and stability in their lives.

Preface kindly written by the Rt. Hon. Lord Wilson, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

“This book will be a huge asset to those that are taking that very difficult step to move away from a life of crime, which becomes an addictive and powerful vortex.”
Tariq Usmani MBE

Benefit from the author’s experience of employing ex-offenders and of establishing and running a careers department for serving prisoners. In this invaluable book you will discover:

Full guidance on improving employability.
The legal framework for disclosure and employment.
How to prepare for interviews and then interview well.
How to maintain employment and manage your money.
How to be self-employed or operate your own business, legally and profitably.
How to use the ‘CV Builder’ system to easily create a clear and professional CV.
Using ‘Grant Builder’ to secure grants for education, training and employment.
How to use ‘Application Builder’ to successfully apply for jobs on and off-line.
How to use the ‘Disclosure Builder’ system to turn a negative criminal record into a positive Personal Disclosure Statement that inspires.
More than 500 easy to use templates (including the skills and experience gained from 100 prison jobs and 200 conventional jobs) to copy and amend to suit.

Includes free support for people in prison to draft their employment documents and an invitation to register with Ex-seed™ the specialist recruitment network for ex-offenders.

“It is no exaggeration to call this book a masterpiece. Phil Martin’s step by step guide should be in every prison library and every job centre. If the MOJ gave a copy of this book to everyone leaving prison the costs saved by preventing reoffending would be significant.”
Trevor Chrich, Prison In-Reach, SSAFA

120,000 words,
360 pages generously printed
in an easy to use A4 workbook.
ISBN: 9781 696 100 205

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Copies of this life changing careers book (the only one in the UK for people with criminal records) are being sent to prisons, bail hostels and probation offices.

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Front Cover of the book entitled IF CRIMINALS CAN CHANGE THEN SO SHOULD SOCIETY AND OUR PRISONS by Phil Martin

This unique work reveals insights into the UK's Criminal Justice system, stimulates discussion on the real purpose of prison and explains how prison could absolutely reduce reoffending, leading to the creation of fewer victims of crime.

Foreword kindly written by His Honour John Samuels QC, President, Prisoners’ Education Trust

“I am full of admiration for your work on 'If Criminals Can Change' and I wish you every success for its publication.” Stephen Fry, Actor, Author, Presenter and ex-offender

“So few people seem to understand the appalling state of our prisons or the amazing work – despite those conditions – that is still undertaken in prison. I congratulate you on managing to both research and write such a book whilst still in prison.”
Jon Snow, Presenter, Channel 4 News

As you read through this ground-breaking work, you will discover:

The problems with the current prison system and how to solve them.
How prison could find a new purpose as an effective tool for rehabilitation.
The challenges faced by people in prison when trying to change for the better.
The crisis facing our overwhelmed prison system and the tragic consequences.
More than 200 real accounts from people who broke the law and lessons they learned.
The flaws within our Criminal Justice System that contains institutional barriers to rehabilitation and which unfortunately encourage crime.
Why many people who want to change struggle to remain crime free after release from prison and how positive change could be better supported.
The ABC of Creating a Rehabilitative Culture, a simple manual for how prisons could create a culture that encourages and supports rehabilitation.
Author’s commentary based on questions asked and focussing on how, with a set of progressive changes, our prisons system could really work well for society.

The chapter entitled
"The ABC of Creating a Rehabilitative Culture’ has been repurposed by HMPPS Rehabilitative Culture Team to form part of the national training programme for prison officers.

90,000 words, 270 A5 pages
ISBN: 9781 696 356 565

Front cover of the book entitled the People in Prison and their Potential by Phil Martin

An uplifting book which reveals the potential of prison to help people change for the better.

With foreword by renowned criminologist Faith Spear FRSA

“The book that stopped me resigning from the prison service. I was reminded why I originally chose this career - to help that one person, to change one life each day.” MF

“The most well-articulated, easiest to understand and best presented argument for prison reform in my lifetime” RL

“By 2019 I had become so fed up with warehousing people - locking them up and only moving them around so that they don’t hurt each other (or themselves). Working in a resettlement prison in open conditions is my dream job because now I can actually make a difference and help people to turn their lives around.” HMP Governor 28 years’ experience

Following on from “If Criminals Can Change Then So Should Society”, this book includes 200 further real-life accounts from people who broke the law and the lessons they learned.
This captivating book also includes:

Discussion of the types of people who come to prison.
The root causes of the majority of crimes and the lessons for society.
How to support institutionalised people and really achieve rehabilitation.
Explanation of how the justice system works and the terminology within it.
The devastating effects of closed prison conditions and how people can recover.
Insights into the life changing work of Pastoral Care and Faith Provision in Prison.
A detailed study of how people change for the better in at least 20 different ways in prison and how the system and society could capitalise on this knowledge.

£1 from every purchase donated to Children Heard and Seen charity,
"We’d like to thank Phil Martin for his generosity in donating a portion of the proceeds of this book to Children Heard and Seen to allow us to support even more children suffering with a parent in prison during this difficult time." Sarah Burrows, Director and Founder

89,000 words, 240 A5 pages
ISBN: 9781 696 356 886

An easy-to-follow and proven system which helps ex-offenders secure meaningful employment that provides structure and stability in their lives.

This unique work reveals insights into the UK's Criminal Justice system, stimulates discussion on the real purpose of prison and explains how prison could absolutely reduce reoffending, leading to the creation of fewer victims of crime.​

An uplifting book which reveals the potential of prison to help people change for the better.

This unique work reveals insights into the UK's Criminal Justice system, stimulates discussion on the real purpose of prison and explains how prison could absolutely reduce reoffending, leading to the creation of fewer victims of crime.