Rehabilitating and Resettling Offenders in the Community: Goodman/Rehabilitating and Resettling Offenders in the Community

__Rehabilitating and Resettling Offenders in the Community__ is a significant examination of the historical development of work with offenders and their treatment by the state and society. It offers unique perspectives and a wealth of information drawn from numerous interviews with probation staff. * Highlights how the work of probation staff has changed over time and the reasons behind these changes * Includes discourse with probation staff carried out over many years for a comprehensive, ‘insiders’ view of the situation * Focuses on contemporary issues, including the changes brought in by the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition * Written by a leading academic with extensive experience in the probation service Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–14): Chapter 2 The Early History of Punishing Offenders (pages 15–32): Chapter 3 The Probation Service from its Inception until 1984 (pages 33–53): Chapter 4 The Probation Service after 1984 (pages 54–83): Chapter 5 Deconstructing National Standards for the Supervision of Offenders in the Community (pages 84–110): Chapter 6 Views of Front?Line Staff (pages 111–146): Chapter 7 After?Care and Resettlement in the Inner London Probation Service (1965–1990) (pages 147–178): Chapter 8 Through?Care and After?Care of Offenders by the National Offender Management Service (pages 179–194): Chapter 9 Issues Around Rehabilitation (pages 195–207):