What Matters in Probation

Herausgeber: Mair, George

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The What Works initiative is having a profound impact on the work of the National Probation Service. This book aims to provide a critical overview of What Works, providing a wider set of perspectives on a project which is vital for the future of the service.

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This book aims to provide a critical overview of the What Works initiative, and its impact on the work of the National Probation Service. It provides a wide set of perspectives on a project which is vital for the future of the National Probation Service.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9781843920526
• ISBN-10: 1843920522
• Artikelnr.: 23237668

Autorenporträt

George Mair is Professor of Criminal Justice at Liverpool John Moores University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: What Works and what matters 2. The origins of What Works
in England and Wales: a house built on sand? 3.The uses and abuses of
positivism 4. Dangerous thinking: a critical history of correctional
cognitive behaviouralism 5. How cognitive skills forgot about gender and
diversity 6. The barking dog? Partnership and effective practice 7. Getting
tough or being effective: what matters? 8. Beyond programmes:
organisational and cultural issues in the implementation of What Works 9.
Supervision, motivation and social context: what matters most when
probationers desist? 10. Community reintegration: for whom? 11. Community
service as reintegration: exploring the potential 12. What Works: a view
from the chiefs 13. Purposes matter: examining the 'ends' of probation 14.
Getting personal: developments in policy and practice in Scotland 15. What
Works and the globalisation of punishment talk