The relationship between worker and client has for the best part of 100 years been the
mainstay of probation, and yet has recently been eroded by an increased emphasis on …

This article reports the subjective views of young adult offenders, regarding their experience
of a police‐probation initiative in the south‐west region of England. Project ARC …

Based on a survey of probation work with almost 1400 young adult offenders, this book
provides a unique insight into the realities of probation practice in a context of increasing …

This article reports the results of a research study which treated offenders as 'consumers' of
probation work. The study aimed firstly to gather offenders' views of the effectiveness with …

This article seeks to make connections between two different research fields: the 'What
Works?'literature on the effectiveness of community programmes in bringing about a …

For decades, the relationship between the officer and offender (variously labelled as the
'casework relationship', the 'supervisory relationship'or 'one-to-one work') was the main …

Drawing on the authors' experience of research and practice in probation, the book provides
a positive and realistic view of the contribution the probation service can make to the …

In most Western states, probation of juvenile delinquents spearheads social policies. The
general idea behind these policies is to protect society against the wrongdoing of young …

This article highlights the views and advice of offenders in Scotland about what helps and
hinders young people generally in the process of desistance, why interventions may or may …

Whilst a positive working relationship has been recognized as a 'powerful vehicle'for
offender change (NOMS, 2010), little is known in respect to how powerful a positive working …