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Rethinking Violence: Justice‐Involved Young People, Psychological Trauma and New Pathways for Intervention

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research has highlighted the widespread occurrence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among justice‐involved young people who commit violent offences. This article explores the complex relationship between ACEs and serious youth violence.
Paul Gray, Deborah Jump
wiley   +1 more source

PROBATION BETWEEN COUNSELLING AND SUPERVISION

open access: yesStudia Universitatis Moldaviae: Stiinte Sociale, 2016
The purpose of this article is to highlight the perspective of the probation counsellors from N.-E. Romania on the nature and particularities of their relationship with the supervised persons. In order to conduct such an analysis, we used data collected
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Signs of resistance? Swedish probation officers’ attitudes towards risk assessments [Elektronisk resurs]

open access: yes, 2011
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has been influenced by the „What Works‟ agenda since the late 1990‟s and an orientation towards risk and risk management has gradually become visible in the organization. But there is, within the probation service,
Persson, Anders,   +2 more
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We Need to Talk About Court Custody

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Court custody is an overlooked but significant site of incarceration that holds tens of thousands of individuals each year in England and Wales. Providing one of the first scholarly investigations of court custody, we find that insurmountable bureaucratic barriers make it impossible to conduct interview‐based empirical research within court ...
Tom Kemp, Philippa Tomczak
wiley   +1 more source

Courting Confidence in Probation: Unpacking Organisational Legitimacy Within the Criminal Justice System

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, we address the hitherto neglected question of how sentencers and other professional actors in the criminal courts think about the legitimacy of probation services. We deploy a framework from the organisational studies literature, which suggests three dimensions of legitimacy that organisations seek from their stakeholders ...
Gwen Robinson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reporting to the court [PDF]

open access: yes
This thesis is concerned with social inquiry and/or pre-sentence reports in criminal cases. These reports are compiled by probation officers, at the request of the court, to assist the court in reaching an appropriate sentencing decision in some ...
Pavlovic, Anita
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The Probation Service annual report 2016. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
There were 2,067 Community Service Orders made in 2016 compared with 1,937 in 2015. This represents an almost 7% increase. The use of prison as a sanction of last resort is a core principal of penal reform and greater use of Community Service can be made.

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Co‐Creating a Blueprint for Correctional System and Intergenerational Change: Better Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most incarcerated women have histories of trauma, victimisation, poor mental health, and disadvantage, and most also have mothering roles. Their support needs differ markedly from those of incarcerated men, yet most correctional settings are designed for men.
Susan Dennison   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

What works and what's just?

open access: yes, 2009
This paper is based on a presentation entitled 'What Works in Probation', delivered to an Invitational Conference for Directors of Probation Services in Europe organised by the Council of Europe, the Conference Permanente Européenne de la Probation and ...
McNeill, Fergus   +3 more
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‘Set Up to Fail’: The ‘Pains’ of Post‐Prison Transitional Housing as a Barrier to Desistance From Crime

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on qualitative data among a sample of people leaving prison in Aotearoa New Zealand, this article explores how post‐prison transitional housing impacts desistance from crime and motivation to desist. While transitional housing is designed to support reintegration, our findings reveal that it can also produce unintended impacts—or ...
Alice Mills   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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