What Works in Probation and Youth Justice

ISBN-13: 9781843920595 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 288 str.

Opis

Both probation and youth justice have undergone massive changes in recent years. This text reviews developments in evidence based practice in a number of different areas, bringing together the findings of research projects commissioned by the Home Office,

Spis treści

Foreword by Roger Hood, Emeritus Professor of Criminology, University of Oxford  1. The emergence and importance of evidence-based practice in probation and youth justice, Ros Burnett and Colin Roberts  2. Evidence-based practice in the National Probation Service, Christine Knott  3. Towards effective practice in the Youth Justice System, Cedric Fullwood and Helen Powell  4. Assessment tools in probation: their development and potential, Simon Merrington  5. Is Asset really an asset? Assessment of young offenders in practice, Kerry Baker  6. Exploring effective educational interventions for young people who offend, Geoff Hayward, Martin Stephenson and Maggie Blyth  7. Probation interventions to address basic skills and employment needs, llona Haslewood- Pocsik and Grainne McMahon  8. Offending behaviour programmes: emerging evidence and implications for practice, Colin Roberts  9. Intensive supervision and surveillance programmes for young offenders: the evidence base so far, Robin Moore  10. One-to-one ways of promoting desistance: in search of an evidence base, Ros Burnett  11. Using community service to encourage inclusive citizenship: evidence from the CS pathfinder, Sue Rex and Loraine Gelsthorpe  12. Opportunity, motivation and change: some findings from research on resettlement, Peter Raynor  13. Pursuing evidence-based inspection, Rod Morgan