256 Pages
by
Willan
256 Pages
by
Willan
256 Pages
by
Willan
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Reducing Reoffending provides a critical overview of social work and community justice in Scotland, taking full account of recent developments. The book is divided into three comprehensive sections. Part one of the book provides a critical analysis of the challenge of reducing reoffending in Scotland and locates this challenge within its historical context. Part one also reviews the available... Read more
Introduction: challenging times Part One: Analysing the Challenge 1. The history of social work with Offenders in Scotland 2. Re-offending: Understanding the 'Problem' 3. Ending Offending: Supporting Desistance Part Two: The legal Context 4. Advice and services to Court 5. Supervising Offenders in the Community 6. Prisons and Resettlement Part Three: Towards Effective Practice 7. Offender management or Change Management? 8. Developing Human Capital 9. Developing Social Capital Conclusion: Reducing Re-offending and Community Justice
Biography
Fergus McNeill is Professor of Criminologyand Social Work at the University of Glasgow. Bill Whyte is Professor of Social Work Studies in Criminal and Youth Justice at the University of Edinburgh.
