Handbook of Probation

Preface by Helen Edwards (Chief Executive, NOMS) Introduction  Part 1: The Story of Probation in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland  Introduction, Loraine Gelsthorpe and Rod Morgan  1. Humanising justice: the English Probation Service up to 1972, Mike Nellis  2. Towards a correctional service, Peter Raynor and Maurice Vanstone  3. Probation, governance and accountability, Rod Morgan  4. The Probation Service as Part of NOMS in England and Wales: fit for purpose?, Roy Bailey, Charlotte Knight and Brian Williams  5. Probation in Scotland: past, present and future, Gill McIvor and Fergus McNeill  6. Probation, the state and community 'delivering probation services in Northern Ireland, David O'Mahony and Tim Chapman  Part 2: Probation Services - Impact, Prospects and Potential in Everyday Practice Introduction, Loraine Gelsthorpe and Rod Morgan  7. Services before trial and sentence:achievement, decline and potential, Kevin Haines and Rod Morgan  8. Assessment, supervision and intervention: fundamental practice in probation, Ros Burnett, Kerry Baker and Colin Roberts  9. Sentencing, community penalties and the role of the Probation Service, George Mair and Rob Canton  10. Youth justice, Rod Morgan and Tim Newburn  11. Dealing with diversity in probation, Loraine Gelsthorpe and Gill McIvor  12. Prolific/persistent offenders and desistance, Stephen Farrall, Rob C. Mawby and Anne Worrall  13. High-risk offenders and public protection, Hazel Kemshall and Jason Wood  14. The resettlement of ex-prisoners, Mike Maguire  Part 3: What Works in Probation?  Introduction, Loraine Gelsthorpe and Rod Morgan  15. Effectiveness: who counts what?, Simon Merrington and Stephen Stanley  16. Past, present and future sentences: what do we know about their effectiveness?, Carol Hedderman  17. Probation values and human rights, Loraine Gelsthorpe  18. Working for and with victims of crime, Brian Williams and Hannah Goodman  19. Partnerships in probation, Judith Rumgay  20. Community penalties, sentencers, the media and public opinion, Rob Allen and Mike Hough

Biography

Loraine Gelsthorpe is Reader in Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Director of the MPhil Programme in Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge; she is also a Fellow of Pembroke College.

Rod Morgan is Professor Emeritus at the University of Bristol and Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. Until February 2007 he was Chairman of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales and prior to that, HM Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales.

'The year 2007 marks the centenary of the statutory inauguration of the probation service in England and Wales, but it also sees the presentation to Parliament of a Bill that will − in the name of contestability − radically alter the organizational arrangements for delivering the traditional tasks of the service. In this turbulent context, the appearance of an authoritative and comprehensive Handbook of Probation, edited and written by acknowledged experts, is most timely and relevant.' − Sir Anthony Bottoms Emeritus Wolfson Professor of Criminology, Cambridge University

'The distinguished editors have assembled a team of distinguished contributors to produce a substantial and authoritative collection. It will quickly become, and should remain, an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the present state of probation services in the United Kingdom, and in how they might develop.' − Professor David Smith, University of Lancaster