Reimagining Probation Practice

<p>This book provides a comprehensive and positive reimagining of probation practice in England and Wales across all the key settings in which work with people subject to supervision takes place. Bringing together chapters co-authored by academics and practitioners it offers an overall conceptualisation of the rehabilitative endeavour within the realities of a probation service recently unified after the acknowledged failure of the <i>Transforming Rehabilitation</i> reforms. </p><p>Reimagining Probation Practice covers the main themes and job functions of probation practice from court work to individual and group interventions to resettlement and public protection to partnerships to education and training. Each chapter includes a brief critical history of the area of practice the current policy context the applicability of different forms of rehabilitation (<i>personal legal/judicial social and moral</i>) to this area of practice an overview of current good practice and areas in need of development. The book argues that the principles of parsimony proportionality and productiveness should be applied to the criminal justice system in its work to rehabilitate individuals.</p><p>This book is essential reading for practitioners and all those engaged in probation training as well as policy makers leaders managers and those interested in social and criminal justice.</p><p>.</p>