Delivering Rehabilitation: The Politics, Governance And Control Of Probation

Do offenders have the right to be rehabilitated? Is it appropriate to use coercive strategies to change people? How can helping offenders be justified when there are other disadvantaged groups in society who may also not be able to access the services they need? Is reform different from rehabilitation and what do the concept of rights and responsibilities mean in the world of offending? These are just some of the questions asked by this new text offers an analysis of the tensions inherent within the contemporary probation service and explores the wider political imperatives that are driving the reconceptualisation of the role of the state and of communities in tackling social problems. Issues covered include: Government control and the management of probation Professional culture, knowledge and power, Performance Culture and Offender Compliance, Potential Problems in ‘Marketization’, Community Engagement, The tensions between ‘local’ and ‘national.’ The book concludes with an analysis of emerging thinking and innovations, moving towards prospects for delivering more inclusive and rational rehabilitative practices.

• | Author: Lol Burke|Steve Collett
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Nov 13, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 214 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0415540380
• | ISBN-13: 9780415540384