Mind the Gap: Quality Without Equality in Transforming Rehabilitation

This paper forms part of a research project that started in 2012 and aimed at reviewing and identifying existing practices within probation that should be highlighted and maintained.

What will ‘Count’ and be Transformed for Women in the Criminal Justice System?

'Thought Pieces' are papers which draw on the author's personal knowledge and experience to offer stimulating and thought provoking ideas relevant to the aims of the Journal.

Transforming Rehabilitation: A Fiscal Motivated Approach to Offender Management

The probation service is about to undergo major changes in its structure as the Government drives through its proposals outlined in Transforming Rehabilitation.

Why Cultural Differences Between Sectors Mean Probation Won’t Work as a Commodity

'Thought Pieces' are papers which draw on the author's personal knowledge and experience to offer stimulating and thought provoking ideas relevant to the aims of the Journal.

Transforming Rehabilitation and the Creeping Marketisation of British Public Services

'Thought Pieces' are papers which draw on the author's personal knowledge and experience to offer stimulating and thought provoking ideas relevant to the aims of the Journal.

Transforming Rehabilitation: Transforming the Occupational Identity of Probation Workers?

This article explores the tensions and threats to the occupational identity of practitioners working with offenders, and identifies areas where the positive aspects of the probation service's values and humanitarian approach might endure under the changes being brought about by the Coalition's Transforming Rehabilitation agenda.