Effective probation practice

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Effective probation practice

Peter Raynor, David Smith and Maurice Vanstone

(Practical social work)

Macmillan, 1994

  • : pbk

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Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780333585238

Description

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 criminal justice system. It covers court work, face-to-face work with offenders, wider work in the community, and probation organisation and management. It is informed both by research on 'what works' and by a commitment to anti-discriminatory practice.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - Introduction - Probation in Penal-Policy:Welfare, Justice or Crime Reduction? - An Offender-Centred Strategy - Influencing Sentences:Just Deserts and System Strategies - Consistency and Quality in Pre-Sentence Reports - 'Some Things Do Work': The New Evidence - Developing and Evaluating a Programme to Reduce Offending - Community Responses to Crime: What Role for Probation? - Conclusion: Management and the Pursuit of Effectiveness
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780333585245

Description

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 criminal justice system. It covers court work, face-to-face work with offenders, wider work in the community, and probation organisation and management. It is informed both by research on 'what works' and by a commitment to anti-discriminatory practice.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Probation in Penal-Policy:Welfare, Justice or Crime Reduction?.- An Offender-Centred Strategy.- Influencing Sentences:Just Deserts and System.- Strategies Consistency and Quality in Pre-Sentence Reports.- 'Some Things Do Work': The New Evidence.- Developing and Evaluating a Programme to Reduce Offending Community.- Responses to Crime: What Role for Probation?.- Conclusion: Management and the Pursuit of Effectiveness.

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  • NCID
    BA25696940
  • ISBN
    • 0333585232
    • 0333585240
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 174 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Classification
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