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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451058403321

Autore

Denney David

Titolo

Racism and anti-racism in probation / / David Denney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992

ISBN

1-134-92600-6

0-203-28368-6

0-203-16798-8

1-280-32602-6

9786610326020

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 204 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

364.63

Soggetti

Probation - England

Discrimination in criminal justice administration - England

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-196) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Race, racism and the probation service; Explanations for offending: the perceptions of probation officers; Social-work practice with black and white offenders; Language, power and convention; Racism, anti-racism and probation policy; Anti-racist directions in probation practice and training; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Racism and Anti-Racism in Probation analyses the complex processes by which black people are treated differentially by the probation service. Drawing on detailed ethnographic material, David Denney shows how conventions used by probation officers can discriminate against black people. He considers the implications of recent changes in penal policy on the development of probation work and considers how future developments may lead to an anti-racist form of probation practice.