Probation Books

New and Published Books

1. Understanding Criminal Justice

   A Critical Introduction

   By Azrini Wahidin, Nicola Carr

   Few subjects provoke as much public fascination and political concern as crime, criminality, criminology, and criminal justice policy and practice. Understanding Criminal Justice seeks to provide students with a critical introduction to the range of theoretical, policy and operational issues faced...

   Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
2. Criminal Justice

   An Introduction, 2nd Edition

   By Peter Joyce

   This new and expanded edition builds upon material from the highly successful first edition. A comprehensive textbook on the criminal justice system, the book assesses the main theories concerned with the causes of crime (including white-collar and corporate crime), discusses the...

   Published December 9th 2012 by Routledge
3. Cultures of Desistance

   Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Ethnic Minorities

   By Adam Calverley

   Series: International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation

   In contrast to the widespread focus on ethnicity in relation to engagement in offending, the question of whether or not processes associated with desistance – that is the cessation and curtailment of offending behaviour – vary by ethnicity has received less attention. This is despite known ethnic...

   Published August 27th 2012 by Routledge
4. Legitimacy and Compliance in Criminal Justice

   Edited by Adam Crawford, Anthea Hucklesby

   Questions of legitimacy and issues of compliance lie at the heart of criminal justice systems and policies. Recent years have seen greater recognition and awareness of the essential role of legitimacy, trust and public confidence in underpinning the effectiveness of criminal justice practices and...

   Published July 1st 2012 by Routledge
5. The Dynamics of Desistance

   Charting Pathways Through Change

   By Deirdre Healy

   Series: International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation

   It is well-established that the majority of youth offenders cease to commit crime in early adulthood, but the mechanisms behind the shift from a criminal to a conventional lifestyle are not fully understood. The Dynamics of Desistance aims to contribute to this nascent area of inquiry by providing...

   Published March 19th 2012 by Routledge
6. Research in Practice for Forensic Professionals

   Edited by Kerry Sheldon, Jason Davies, Kevin Howells

   Series: Issues in Forensic Psychology

   This book explores applied research methods used in forensic settings – prisons, the probation service, courts and forensic mental health establishments – and provides a comprehensive 'how-to' guide for forensic practitioners and researchers.It provides practitioners and researchers with grounding...

   Published November 8th 2011 by Routledge
7. Redemption, Rehabilitation and Risk Management

   A History of Probation

   By George Mair, Lol Burke

   Redemption, Rehabilitation and Risk Management provides the most accessible and up-to-date account of the origins and development of the Probation Service in England and Wales. The book explores and explains the changes that have taken place in the service, the pressures and tensions that have...

   Published August 29th 2011 by Willan
8. Probation

   Working With Offenders

   By Rob Canton

   Series: Criminal Justice Series

   This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the work of the probation service. It brings together themes of policy, theory and practice to help students and practitioners to better understand the work of probation, its limitations as well as potential, but above all its value....

   Published August 15th 2011 by Willan
9. Handbook of Public Protection

   Edited by Mike Nash, Andy Williams

   Public protection has become an increasingly central theme in the work of the criminal justice agencies in many parts of the world in recent years. Its high public profile and consequent political sensitivity means that growing numbers of criminal justice professionals find their daily work load...

   Published December 12th 2010 by Willan
10. Offenders or Citizens?

    Readings in Rehabilitation

    Edited by Philip Priestley, Maurice Vanstone

    The punitive prison currently dominates the practice of Anglo-American criminal justice, stigmatising its victims as perpetual 'offenders' and failing to change a majority of them for the better. Books of academic 'readings' sometimes profess neutrality over the controversies they invigilate....

    Published April 30th 2010 by Willan