Race and Probation

ISBN-13: 9781843921431 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 256 str.

Opis

Sets out the context of policy, research and practice initiatives. This book focuses on the needs and experiences of minority ethnic offenders. It seeks to understand the 'stark contrast between the experience of white and black minority ethnic people in s

Spis treści

Introduction: race, crime and community penalties  Part One: Background  1. Room for improvement: a history of the Probation Service's response to race  2. Racially motivated offenders and the Probation Service  3. Race, Probation and Inspections  Part Two: Black and Minority Ethnic offenders: their needs and experiences  4. Black and Asian men on probation: who are they, and what are their criminogenic needs?  5. Black and Asian men on probation: social exclusion, discrimination and experiences of criminal justice  6. The experiences of female minority ethnic offenders: the other 'other'  7. Not black and white: mixed heritage experiences of criminal justice  Part Three: Recent Developments  8. Designing and delivering programmes for minority ethnic offenders  9. What Works with Black and minority ethnic offenders: solutions in search of a problem?  10. Minority ethnic experiences of probation supervision and programmes  11. What might work with racially motivated offenders?  Part Four: Conclusions  12. Race and community penalties: conclusions and next steps

O autorze

Edited by Lewis, Sam; Raynor, Peter; Smith, David; Wardak, Ali