Beyond Programmes: Organisational and Cultural Issues in the Implementation of What Works
by Kemshall, Hazel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) IN, George Mair,ed., What Matters in Probation?. Cullompton, Devon,UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 170-186. As the authors of this chapter remark, recent Home Office initiatives in the United Kingdom have placed What Works and effective interventions with offenders at the center of...
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Getting Tough or Being Effective: What Matters?
by Hedderman, Carol
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) IN, George Mair,ed., What Matters in Probation?. Cullompton, Devon,UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 146-169. In this chapter Carol Hedderman and Mike Hough examine some of the tensions in current What Works policy about maintaining offenders’ compliance with conditions...
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The Barking Dog? Partnerships and Effective Practice
by Rumgay, Judith
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) IN, George Mair,ed., What Matters in Probation?. Cullompton, Devon,UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 122-145. The “barking dogâ€? referred to by Judith Rumgay in the title to her essay is a popular metaphor for human fallibility in problem perception. The metaphor...
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How Cognitive Skills Forgot About Gender and Diversity
by Shaw, Margaret
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) IN, George Mair,ed., What Matters in Probation?. Cullompton, Devon,UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 90-122. As Margaret Shaw and Kelly Hannah-Moffat observe, much of the discussion in favor of evidence-based policies and effective programs in criminal justice is straightforward and...
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Dangerous Thinking: A Critical History of Correctional Cognitive Behaviouralism
by Kendall, Kathleen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) IN, George Mair,ed., What Matters in Probation?. Cullompton, Devon,UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 53-89. In recent years some have suggested that a profound transformation is occurring in philosophy and practice in the British prison system, a grand transformation or experiment in...
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The Uses and Abuses of Positivism
by Smith, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) IN, George Mair,ed., What Matters in Probation?. Cullompton, Devon,UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 34-54. David Smith begins this chapter with a survey of attitudes in the probation service since 1945 towards the effectiveness of its work: first naïve optimism; then naïve...
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The Origins of What Works in England and Wales: a House Built on Sand?
by Mair, George
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) IN, George Mair,ed., What Matters in Probation?. Cullompton, Devon,UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 12-33. George Mair claims early in this chapter that What Works is the foundation for the National Probation Service (NPS) in England and Wales. Employing religious language, Mair...
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Introduction: What Works and What Matters
by Mair, George
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) IN, George Mair,ed., What Matters in Probation?. Cullompton, Devon,UK: Willan Publishing. Pp. 1-11. In this essay, editor George Mair introduces What matters in probation. The book, a collection of essays written by a number of academics and professionals in criminal justice and...
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What Matters in Probation?
by Mair, George
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Cullompton, Devon,UK: Willan Publishing. Published in 2004, this book consists of a collection of essays about probation. More particularly, the collection is intended by editor George Mair and the contributors to provide a reasoned, critical overview of the “What Works...
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What are the Implications of Restorative Justice for Society and Our Lives?
by Sullivan, Dennis
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In, Howard Zehr and Barb Toews, eds., Critical Issues in Restorative Justice. Monsey, New York and Cullompton, Devon, UK: Criminal Justice Press and Willan Publishing. Pp. 387-400. As Dennis Sullivan and Larry Tifft write, while there may be disagreements about the origins of...
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Does Restorative Justice Challenge Systemic Injustices?
by Lofton, Bonnie Price
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In, Howard Zehr and Barb Toews, eds., Critical Issues in Restorative Justice. Monsey, New York and Cullompton, Devon, UK: Criminal Justice Press and Willan Publishing. Pp. 377-385. While Bonnie Price Lofton clearly sees much merit in restorative justice and views it as a...
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What is the Appropriate Role of Spirituality in Restorative Justice?
by Batley, Mike
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In, Howard Zehr and Barb Toews, eds., Critical Issues in Restorative Justice. Monsey, New York and Cullompton, Devon, UK: Criminal Justice Press and Willan Publishing. Pp. 361-374. Many people have found restorative justice to be rooted in spiritual principles and experiences,...
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What is the State’s Role in Indigenous Justice Processes?
by Hakiaha, Matt
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In, Howard Zehr and Barb Toews, eds., Critical Issues in Restorative Justice. Monsey, New York and Cullompton, Devon, UK: Criminal Justice Press and Willan Publishing. Pp. 351-359. Writing from his personal and cultural perspective as a Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Matt...
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What are the Implications of Restorative Justice’s Use of Indigenous Traditions?
by Cunneen, Chris
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In, Howard Zehr and Barb Toews, eds., Critical Issues in Restorative Justice. Monsey, New York and Cullompton, Devon, UK: Criminal Justice Press and Willan Publishing. Pp. 341-349. Restorative justice, writes Chris Cunneen, is often seen as drawing on justice processes of...
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How Do Culture, Class and Gender Affect the Practice of Restorative Justice? (Part 2)
by Raye, Barbara
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In, Howard Zehr and Barb Toews, eds., Critical Issues in Restorative Justice. Monsey, New York and Cullompton, Devon, UK: Criminal Justice Press and Willan Publishing. Pp. 325-336. Barbara Raye observes that in the United States people of color — especially African...
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