This book aims to make the case for and provide some of the resources necessary to
reimagine rehabilitation for twenty-first-century criminal justice. Outlining an approach to …

Moving away from criminal behaviour can be fraught with difficulties. Often it can involve
leaving behind old habits, customs, and even friends, while at the same time adopting a new …

In the context of 'ordinary'probation practice, quality is a contested concept, as well as an
under-researched one. In this article we present the findings of a study which sought to …

Do offenders have the right to be rehabilitated and should the state be responsible for their
rehabilitation? Should the public expect punitive and coercive approaches to offender …

Over the past 20 years, there have been many changes to probation governance in England
and Wales aimed at controlling it from central government. However, the changes …

Actuarial assessment has become an integral component of offender management, helping
to structure the decision-making of correctional staff about offenders' case plans. Despite …

Emotions remain largely invisible in the management of criminal justice practice. This book
seeks to uncover some of the underground emotional work of practitioners and make visible …

While Scandinavia in general and Norway in particular have been the focus of much
criminological interest, the work of probation has largely been overlooked in favour of …

Conversations about rehabilitation and how to address the drugs-crime nexus have been
dominated by academics and policymakers, without due recognition of the experience and …

In contrast to prison personnel, practice cultures of penal agents charged with delivering
'community punishment'are surprisingly under-researched. Recent evidence from Scotland …