Handbook of Probation

ISBN-13: 9781843921905 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 648 str.

Opis

Provides a source of information and analysis about various aspects of the work of the Probation Service - a useful text for those working in probation, studying the subject as part of criminology or criminal justice course, or training for it. This work takes account of the changes that the Probation Service has undergone.

Spis treści

Preface by (Chief Executive, NOMS)  Introduction  Part 1: The Story of Probation in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland  Introduction  1. Humanising justice: the English Probation Service up to 1972  2. Towards a correctional service  3. Probation, governance and accountability  4. The Probation Service as Part of NOMS in England and Wales: fit for purpose?  5. Probation in Scotland: past, present and future  6. Probation, the state and community 'delivering probation services in Northern Ireland  Part 2: Probation Services - Impact, Prospects and Potential in Everyday Practice Introduction  7. Services before trial and sentence:achievement, decline and potential  8. Assessment, supervision and intervention: fundamental practice in probation  9. Sentencing, community penalties and the role of the Probation Service  10. Youth justice  11. Dealing with diversity in probation  12. Prolific/persistent offenders and desistance  13. High-risk offenders and public protection  14. The resettlement of ex-prisoners  Part 3: What Works in Probation?  Introduction  15. Effectiveness: who counts what?  16. Past, present and future sentences: what do we know about their effectiveness?  17. Probation values and human rights  18. Working for and with victims of crime  19. Partnerships in probation  20. Community penalties, sentencers, the media and public opinion