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Rehabilitating and resettling offenders in the community
Rehabilitating and Resettling Offenders in the Community is a significant examination of the historical development of work with offenders and their treatment by the state and society. It offers unique perspectives and a wealth of information drawn from numerous interviews with probation staff. Highlights how the work of probation staff has changed over time and the reasons behind these changes. Includes discourse with probation staff carried out over many years for a comprehensive, 'insiders' view of the situation. Focuses on contemporary issues, including the changes brought in by the Conservative.
Introduction: how should we treat offenders and what can we learn from the past? -- The early history of punishing offenders: punishments and help offered to those incarcerated -- The changing nature of punishing and supervising offenders: the probation service from inception until 1984: from idiosyncratic individual officers "rescuing the fallen" to a centrally managed organisation -- The changing nature of punishing and supervising offenders: the probation service after 1984: from social work to social control and punishment -- Deconstructing national standards for the supervision of offenders in the community -- Views of front line staff -- 289 Borough High Street, the Aftercare and Resettlement Unit (A.C.U.) in the inner london probation service 1965-1990 -- Through-care and after-care of offenders by the National Offender Management Service -- Issues around rehabilitation.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chichester ; [Hoboken, NJ] : John Wiley & Sons, 2012