A legitimate business?: representations of privatised probation in England and Wales

The Transforming Rehabilitation reforms implemented in England & Wales in 2014 witnessed the transfer of responsibility for a large proportion of the work of the public sector probation service to 21 newly created Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs), which were contracted out to a range of...

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Authors: Carr, Nicola (Author) ; Robinson, Gwen 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Crime, media, culture
Year: 2021, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 235-254
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