Effective probation practice
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Effective probation practice
（Practical social work）
Macmillan, 1994
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Description and Table of Contents
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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
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: 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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