Effective Probation Practice

Author Peter Raynor: Peter Raynor is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Swansea University in Wales, UK. A former probation officer and social work educator, he has been carrying out and publishing research on effective practice in probation services since the 1970s. His previous books include Social Work, Justice and Control (1985); Probation as an Alternative to Custody (1988); Effective Probation Practice (with Smith and Vanstone, Macmillan, 1994); Understanding Community Penalties (with Vanstone, 2002); Race and Probation (with Lewis, Smith and Wardak, 2005); Developments in Social Work with Offenders (with Gill McIvor, Jessica Kingsley 2007); Rehabilitation,

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionProbation in Penal-Policy:Welfare, Justice or Crime Reduction?An Offender-Centred StrategyInfluencing Sentences:Just Deserts and SystemStrategies Consistency and Quality in Pre-Sentence Reports'Some Things Do Work': The New EvidenceDeveloping and Evaluating a Programme to Reduce Offending CommunityResponses to Crime: What Role for Probation?Conclusion: Management and the Pursuit of Effectiveness.