A Returning Probation Officer’s Thoughts on the Erosion of Professionalism in Offender Management and the Transforming Rehabilitation Agenda
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.
The Implications of ‘Transforming Rehabilitation’ and the Importance of Probation Practitioner Skills, Methods and Initiatives in Working with Service-Users
With the anticipated reform of probation and rehabilitation services, it is important that existing practitioner skills, methods and initiatives are maintained and developed.
A Probation Officer’s Brief Reflections on Twenty Years of Rehabilitative Transformation
THOUGHT PIECE
'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.
Payment by Results: Hopes, Fears and Evidence
The idea that government should move away from paying for services to be delivered to paying in proportion to the level of reduction in reoffending achieved has obvious attractions, particularly in the current economic climate.
Transforming Rehabilitation: Evidence, Values and Ideology
THOUGHT PIECE
'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.
Practice Values Versus Contract Values: The Importance of a Culture of Reflective Practice
'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.
Integrated Offender Management: Assessing the Impact and Benefits – Holy Grail or Fool’s Errand?
The development of Integrated Offender Management (IOM) approaches have spread rapidly across England and Wales since 2009 when IOM was acknowledged by Government through the Home Office policy statement.
Care Leavers and the New Offender Management System
THOUGHT PIECE
'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.