Reflection: Probation Officer Training in the 21st Century – The Dawn of a New Era

This paper reflects on current probation officer training within the context of both the changing nature of probation practice and the imminent review of the national training programme.

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Target Practice in Probation: Take Aim for a Reappraisal

The probation system from 1907 to the 1980s did not operate within a framework of centrally imposed targets.

Risk Management and/or Punishment in the Community: Supervising Conditional Sentences

This paper is based on a small, qualitative study of probation officers’ perceptions of the supervision of offenders sentenced to a conditional sentence.

Book Reviews (5.1)