Anthony H. Goodman

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Rehabilitating and Resettling Offenders in the Community (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

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

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Autor

ANTHONY GOODMAN is Professor of Criminal and Community Justice Studies at Middlesex University in the UK. He previously worked as a probation offi cer in a number of settings, including a women's prison and a resettlement unit for the homeless, which supported many high-risk offenders. Professor Goodman has conducted research on behalf of the probation service as well as in the fi elds of hate crime, substance misuse and, most recently, young people, ethnicity and identity. He is the author of Social Work with Drug and Substance Misusers (2007, 2009).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley-ISTE
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118312223
• Artikelnr.: 38256120

Rezensionen

"Professor Goodman cares about the probation service but,more particularly, he cares about the way that our society respondsto those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged, troublesome and introuble. This concern, and his desire to see professional andcompassionate rehabilitation and resettlement services, are clearlyconveyed in his book." (The Howard Journal of CriminalJustice, 6 January 2014)"Given the unique combination of political and practice analysis,along with personal and practitioner experience, this book offers avaluable contribution to the understanding of probation in therehabilitation and resettlement of offenders in the community.Practitioners are provided with the tools and prompts with which toreflect on their work, and academics are provided with thecollective wisdom of practitioners in understanding the dailyexperiences and challenges of rehabilitative practice." ProbationJournal, June 2013