NCJ Number
27018
Date Published
1974
Length
226 pages
Annotation
THERE IS STILL THE NEED IN SOCIETY FOR A COMMITMENT, NOT TO REFORM ITS DEVIANT MEMBERS, BUT TO PROVIDE A COMPASSIONATE SERVICE IN THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE IT IS MOST NEEDED.
Abstract
THE BOOK LOOKS AT THE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE PROBATION SERVICE IN PRISONS AND BORSTALS IN GREAT BRITAIN AND DISCUSSES THE LIKELIHOOD OF RADICAL CHANGES OCCURRING WITHIN THE PRESENT SYSTEM. IT FOCUSES ON THE CONCEPTS OF WELFARE, TRAINING, REHABILITATION AND AFTERCARE, AND PLACES THEM IN THE CONTEXT OF SENTENCING POLICY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)