The notion of rehabilitation is a broad one, and can be applied in a variety of settings, such
as the rehabilitation of the sick. In this book we are specifically concerned with the …

This article describes the first 10 years of the implementation of Circles of Support and
Accountability (Circles) in the management of sexual offenders in South-East England by …

The Baby Peter and Dano Sonnex incidents were high profile cases in which two key public
services, namely child protection and probation, both failed in their tasks of protection of the …

Academic attention given to the recent and dramatic rise in the number of released prisoners
recalled to prison has rarely considered offenders' perspectives, despite the impact that …

This article aims to scope out some of the implications of desistance research for the
community management of high risk offenders. Acknowledging the limited empirical …

The actions and consequences of sexual offenders continue to be a topic of great discussion
among researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and the community-at-large. Much of this …

Work with sex offenders takes place in a climate of public blame and anxiety. This requires
practitioners to adopt the highest standards of practice to ensure that defensible decisions …

A new paradigm for supervising offenders in the community Environmental Corrections is an
innovative guide filled with rich insights and strategies for probation and parole officers to …

This article explores the recent enormous increase in the number of prisoners recalled each
year to prison in England and Wales: prisoners who had previously been released, either …

In recent years, both the United States and United Kingdom have developed numerous
innovations in legal efforts to protect society from sex offenders. Each country has adopted …