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Probation: 12 Essential Questions
Fergus McNeill (Ed.)
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Description for Probation: 12 Essential Questions
Paperback. Editor(s): McNeill, Fergus; Durnescu, Ioan; Butter, Rene. Num Pages: 281 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JKVQ2; JKVS; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
This volume poses a series of key questions about the practice of probation as an integral part of the European criminal justice system. The contributors are established experts in their respective fields of study and together their questions address the legitimacy, and perhaps continued existence, of probation. The book offers analyses of why people offend and stop offending, and the wide ranging impacts of probation. This includes the impact on offenders' social reintegration, as a form of reparation for victims and communities, on public desire for justice and punishment, and on probationers themselves. The contributors further assess the state ... Read more
This volume poses a series of key questions about the practice of probation as an integral part of the European criminal justice system. The contributors are established experts in their respective fields of study and together their questions address the legitimacy, and perhaps continued existence, of probation. The book offers analyses of why people offend and stop offending, and the wide ranging impacts of probation. This includes the impact on offenders' social reintegration, as a form of reparation for victims and communities, on public desire for justice and punishment, and on probationers themselves. The contributors further assess the state ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
384g
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137519818
SKU
V9781137519818
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99-15
About Fergus McNeill (Ed.)
Fergus McNeill is Professor of Criminology and Social Work at the University of Glasgow, UK. Ioan Durnescu is Professor, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest, Romania. Rene Butter is Associate Professor of Applied Research Methodology, HU University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Reviews for Probation: 12 Essential Questions
This edited volume draws its inspiration from a range of acknowledged international experts on probation and criminal justice and has as its ambitious aim to answer the question `what do we know about probation so far?' ... . This book is a welcome contribution to probation scholarship. (Mike Guilfoyle, Probation Journal, Vol. 64 (2), 2017)