Hollowing out probation?: the roots of Transforming Rehabilitation

This article provides a critical perspective on the political and policy history of probation in England and Wales to develop a better understanding of how TR came to be. TR was only the latest act in a longstanding process of changing probation to fit ideological ‘flavours’, and we suggest that it...

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Authors: Deering, John 1956- (Author) ; Feilzer, Martina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Probation journal
Year: 2019, Volume: 66, Issue: 1, Pages: 8-24
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Probation
Privatisation
Organisational change
CJ legislations
Organisational culture
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Summary:This article provides a critical perspective on the political and policy history of probation in England and Wales to develop a better understanding of how TR came to be. TR was only the latest act in a longstanding process of changing probation to fit ideological ‘flavours’, and we suggest that it is the hidden nature of probation work in combination with a lack of public legitimation work by probation institutions and probation staff that has placed probation in such a vulnerable position.
ISSN:1741-3079
DOI:10.1177/0264550518820119