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Privatising Probation: Is Transforming Rehabilitation the End of the Probation Ideal?


Privatising Probation: Is Transforming Rehabilitation the End of the Probation Ideal?

Paperback by Deering, John; Feilzer, Martina

Privatising Probation: Is Transforming Rehabilitation the End of the Probation Ideal?

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ISBN:
9781447327288
Publication Date:
29 May 2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bristol University Press
Imprint:
Policy Press
Pages:
112 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 27 - 29 May 2024
Privatising Probation: Is Transforming Rehabilitation the End of the Probation Ideal?

Description

Over the past 20 years, there have been many changes to probation governance in England and Wales aimed at controlling it from central government. However, the changes introduced under the Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) agenda, introduced in 2013, are unprecedented: the service has been divided and part-privatised and no longer exists as a unified public body. This topical book looks at the attitudes of probation practitioners and managers to the philosophy, values, and practicalities of TR. Based on a unique online survey of over 1300 respondents which found that they were unequivocally opposed to its broad aims and objectives, it provides unique insights into the values, attitudes and beliefs of probation staff and their delivery of services. Including broader discussion of the privatisation/marketisation debate, the context of privatisation of criminal justice services and questions of legitimacy and governance, this is essential reading for everyone interested in the future of the service.

Contents

Introduction; Respondent views on the purposes and values of the probation service; Is this the end of an ideal?; Prospects for the future; Subsequent events.

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