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As the UK and other nations face up to the consequences of a
rapidly increasing prison population, so the search for alternative
approaches to punishment and dealing with offenders has become an
increasingly urgent priority for British government policy and
society as a whole. This book, a product of the Coulsfield
Commission and written by the leading authorities in the field,
provides a comprehensive and wide-ranging review of the range of
issues associated with using the variety of noncustodial sanctions,
examining experiences in Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as
England and Wales. The book will be essential reading not only for
British government policy makers and criminal justice practitioners
but for anyone with a professional or academic interest in prison,
probation and the nature of societys response to wrong-doing. The
chapters in the book cover such issues as trends in crime,
victimization and punishment; sentencing frameworks; public opinion
and community penalties;
In Community Punishment: European perspectives, the authors place
punishment in the community under the spotlight by exploring the
origins, evolution and adaptations of supervision in 11 European
jurisdictions. For most people, punishment in the criminal justice
system is synonymous with imprisonment. Yet, both in Europe and in
the USA, the numbers of people under some form of penal supervision
in the community far exceeds the numbers in prison, and many
prisoners are released under supervision. Written and edited by
leading scholars in the field, this collection advances the
sociology of punishment by illuminating the neglected but crucial
phenomenon of 'mass supervision'. As well as putting criminological
and penological theories to the test in an examination of their
ability to explain the evolution of punishment beyond the prison,
and across diverse states, the contributors to this volume also
assess the appropriateness of the term 'community punishment' in
different parts of Europe. Engaging in a serious exploration of
common themes and differences in the jurisdictions included in the
collection, the authors go on to examine how 'community punishment'
came into being in their jurisdiction and how its institutional
forms and practices have been legitimated and re-legitimated in
response to shifting social, cultural and political contexts. This
book is essential reading for academics and students involved in
the study of both community punishment and comparative penology,
but will also be of great interest to criminal justice
policymakers, managers and practitioners.
In Community Punishment: European perspectives, the authors place
punishment in the community under the spotlight by exploring the
origins, evolution and adaptations of supervision in 11 European
jurisdictions. For most people, punishment in the criminal justice
system is synonymous with imprisonment. Yet, both in Europe and in
the USA, the numbers of people under some form of penal supervision
in the community far exceeds the numbers in prison, and many
prisoners are released under supervision. Written and edited by
leading scholars in the field, this collection advances the
sociology of punishment by illuminating the neglected but crucial
phenomenon of 'mass supervision'. As well as putting criminological
and penological theories to the test in an examination of their
ability to explain the evolution of punishment beyond the prison,
and across diverse states, the contributors to this volume also
assess the appropriateness of the term 'community punishment' in
different parts of Europe. Engaging in a serious exploration of
common themes and differences in the jurisdictions included in the
collection, the authors go on to examine how 'community punishment'
came into being in their jurisdiction and how its institutional
forms and practices have been legitimated and re-legitimated in
response to shifting social, cultural and political contexts. This
book is essential reading for academics and students involved in
the study of both community punishment and comparative penology,
but will also be of great interest to criminal justice
policymakers, managers and practitioners.
Restorative justice has made significant progress in recent years
and now plays an increasingly important role in and alongside the
criminal justice systems of a number of countries in different
parts of the world. In many cases, however, successes and failures,
strengths and weaknesses have not been evaluated sufficiently
systematically and comprehensively, and it has been difficult to
gain an accurate picture of its implementation and the lessons to
be drawn from this. Restorative Justice in Practice addresses this
need, analyzing the results of the implementation of three
restorative justice schemes in England and Wales in the largest and
most complete trial of restorative justice with adult offenders
worldwide. It aims to bring out the practicalities of setting up
and running restorative justice schemes in connection with criminal
justice, the costs of doing so and the key professional and ethical
issues involved. At the same time the book situates these findings
within the growing international academic and policy debates about
restorative justice, addressing a number of key issues for criminal
justice and penology, including: how far victim expectations of
justice are and can be met by restorative justice aligned with
criminal justice whether 'community' is involved in restorative
justice for adult offenders and how this relates to social capital
how far restorative justice events relate to processes of
desistance (giving up crime), promote reductions in reoffending and
link to resettlement what stages of criminal justice may be most
suitable for restorative justice and how this relates to victim and
offender needs the usefulness of conferencing and mediation as
forms of restorative justice with adults. Restorative Justice in
Practice will be essential reading for both students and
practitioners, and a key contribution to the restorative justice
debate.
As the UK and many other western societies face up to the
consequences of a rapidly increasing prison population, so the
search for alternative approaches to punishment and dealing with
offenders has become an increasingly urgent priority for government
policy and society as a whole. This book reports the results of the
research programme commissioned by the Coulsfield Inquiry into
Alternatives to Prison, which was funded by the Esmee Fairbairn
'Rethinking Crime and Punishment' initiative. It is written by
leading authorities in the field, and provides a comprehensive,
authoritative and wide-ranging review of the range of issues
associated with the use of noncustodial sanctions, examining
experiences in Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as England and
Wales.
Restorative justice has made significant progress in recent years
and now plays an increasingly important role in and alongside the
criminal justice systems of a number of countries in different
parts of the world. In many cases, however, successes and failures,
strengths and weaknesses have not been evaluated sufficiently
systematically and comprehensively, and it has been difficult to
gain an accurate picture of its implementation and the lessons to
be drawn from this. Restorative Justice in Practice addresses this
need, analyzing the results of the implementation of three
restorative justice schemes in England and Wales in the largest and
most complete trial of restorative justice with adult offenders
worldwide. It aims to bring out the practicalities of setting up
and running restorative justice schemes in connection with criminal
justice, the costs of doing so and the key professional and ethical
issues involved. At the same time the book situates these findings
within the growing international academic and policy debates about
restorative justice, addressing a number of key issues for criminal
justice and penology, including: how far victim expectations of
justice are and can be met by restorative justice aligned with
criminal justice whether 'community' is involved in restorative
justice for adult offenders and how this relates to social capital
how far restorative justice events relate to processes of
desistance (giving up crime), promote reductions in reoffending and
link to resettlement what stages of criminal justice may be most
suitable for restorative justice and how this relates to victim and
offender needs the usefulness of conferencing and mediation as
forms of restorative justice with adults. Restorative Justice in
Practice will be essential reading for both students and
practitioners, and a key contribution to the restorative justice
debate.
This book provides a novel exploration of time and temporality in
relation to punishment and criminal sanctioning. It goes beyond
focussing on the prison to address punishment more broadly with
contributions on punishment in the community (including after
periods of imprisonment) and in areas of the criminal justice
system which have typically received less attention such as prison
transportation between prisons. The collection also includes a
focus on temporality in criminal justice policy, and its potential
impacts on speeding up justice, as well as the experiential nature
of punishment. The book includes contributions from scholars in UK
and Europe, with largely original research, and draws on the
international literature. It hopes to encourage punishment scholars
to consider how ideas from the sociology of time can inform their
own research.
'Robinson and Crow have achieved the seemingly impossible: a book
about rehabilitation that transcends the "medical model", that is
original and contemporary yet grounded in a sophisticated history,
and most of all that is fun to read. It will become a new classic
text in a field that has been crying out for one' - Professor Shadd
Maruna, Queen's University, Belfast 'In an age where there is much
public and political confusion about many criminal justice matters,
this book brings considerable clarity to the idea of
rehabilitation, its theoretical and historical roots, and
contemporary practical application. This is an accessible, lively,
and critical account of a concept which is central to the shape of
the criminal justice system in pursuance of something that will
"work" to reduce reoffending. "Rehabilitation" seems to go in and
out of fashion depending on the politics of the day, but the
careful and thorough examination of the different contexts in which
it operates and competing perspectives on its potential offered
here highlights its enduring qualities. This is a fascinating and
engaging book by two established and "real world" scholars which
will serve students and policy makers alike in the fields of
criminal justice and social policy' - Loraine Gelsthorpe, Reader in
Criminology and Criminal Justice, Institute of Criminology,
University of Cambridge This comprehensive text explains all the
key themes in the development and practice of offender
rehabilitation. It explores how the issue fits within its wider
social and political contexts, giving an insight into its current
and future relevance to criminal justice. The book covers the full
range of rehabilitative approaches, exploring how criminal justice
responses have been influenced by trends such as the treatment
model, 'What Works?', desistance, risk and public protection, and
changes in social policy. It offers the following essential
features: " theoretical grounding - providing students with all the
essential background they need in order to fully understand the
subject " historical context - enabling the reader to see how
ideas, policies and practices have developed over time " research
focus - introducing the reader to questions about how
rehabilitative approaches have been evaluated and debates about
'what works' for particular groups of offenders, such as sexual
offenders and drug misusers " study questions and further reading -
giving students the tools both to revise and to expand their
knowledge Offender Rehabilitation both advances thinking about the
notion of rehabilitation, and ensures that students of crime and
justice can keep abreast of the most recent developments in this
area.
Developments in Social Work with Offenders explains the
organisational and legislative changes that have occurred in social
work and probation across the UK in the past 10 years, in the
context of the accumulating body of knowledge about what
constitutes effective practice in the assessment, supervision and
management of offenders in the community. Three different aspects
of working with offenders are covered: developments in policy;
assessment, supervision and intervention; and issues and needs.
Contributions from experts in the field discuss issues such as
community `punishment', case management, accreditation and
resettlement. The continuing concern with promoting evidence-based
solutions to crime is addressed, and this book will assist
professionals working with offenders with making focused
interventions supported by research. This book will be essential
reading for students of social work and probation and criminology,
probation officers and social workers.
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