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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829038403321

Autore

Whitfield Dick <1939->

Titolo

Introduction to the probation service / / Dick Whitfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winchester, : Waterside Press, 2001, c1998

ISBN

1-281-12458-3

9786611124588

1-906534-27-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NellisMike

Soggetti

Probation - Great Britain

Police supervision - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Revised reprint with additional material by Mike Nellis."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover ""; ""CONTENTS""; ""New Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Acronyms""; ""1 A Brief History""; ""2 The Probation Service Today""; ""3 In and Out of Court""; ""4 On Probation""; ""5 Hostels""; ""6 Community Service""; ""7 Work in Prisons""; ""8 Release on Licence""; ""9 Youth Justice""; ""10 Work in the Family Court""; ""11 The Future""; ""Endpiece 'Probation' and the Future of Community Penalties""; ""Appendix I Qualifying Training for the Probation Service""; ""Appendix II Useful Addresses""; ""Appendix III National Standards: A Summary""; ""Appendix IV Further Reading""

""Appendix V The Sentencing Framework""""Index""; ""Back cover ""

Sommario/riassunto

An account of the Probation Service, its History and modern-day role, including an update on the move to a national service and the re-branding of community orders.Designed to be non-technical and suitable for beginners, this handbook has been used for training purposes for many years now. It looks at items which are central to the day-to-day work of the service. With a new Preface by Mike Nellis and chapters/appendices as follows: 1. A Brief History2. The Probation Service Today3. In and Out of Court4. On Probation5. Hostels6. Community Service7. Work in Prisons8. Release on Licence9. Youth Justice10. Work in the Family Court Appendices: Qualifying Training for the Probation Service; Useful Addresses; National Standards: A



Summary; Further Reading; The Sentencing Framework.