The Probation Service has experienced massive changes during the past 10 years,
including the way in which its probation officers are trained. Whether or not the espoused …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to
support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE …

Things were looking awfully bleak for probation at the turn of the last century. Despite being
around for nearly 100 years, probation in the UK, for instance, was said to be 'uncomfortable …

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the work of the
probation service. It brings together themes of policy, theory and practice to help students …

The criminal justice system has been in a state of flux in recent decades, accompanied by
growing levels of insecurity and intolerance of crime and offenders among the general …

In the context of 'ordinary'probation practice, quality is a contested concept, as well as an
under-researched one. In this article we present the findings of a study which sought to …

Do offenders have the right to be rehabilitated and should the state be responsible for their
rehabilitation? Should the public expect punitive and coercive approaches to offender …

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to probation. It brings
together themes of policy, theory and practice to help students and practitioners better …

In contrast to prison personnel, practice cultures of penal agents charged with delivering
'community punishment'are surprisingly under-researched. Recent evidence from Scotland …

This article examines the rise in prominence of 'enforcement'as a key aspect of the work of
the probation service in E ngland and W ales, and assesses the extent to which probation's …