Privatising Probation

“This captivating and important work intelligently evaluates the effects of Transforming Rehabilitation upon both the legitimacy and governance of the probation sector and the ethos and ideals of probation work.” Katherine Williams, Aberystwyth University

"A very timely, interesting and challenging study, the first to explore in depth staff concerns about ‘TR’ and its implications for probation values and practice." Professor Mike Maguire, University of South Wales

"At a time of unprecedented change for probation this book provides thought-provoking responses from the inside. The research findings and critical analysis provide a unique vantage point which merits wide readership." Jill Annison, Plymouth University

John Deering is Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of South Wales. His research interests include the probation service and criminal justice system. He previously worked as a probation officer.

Martina Feilzer is Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice at Bangor University. Her research interests include penal policy, perceptions of crime and criminal justice, and research methods, in particular narrative research and mixed methods research.

Introduction;

Respondent views on the purposes and values of the probation service;

Is this the end of an ideal?;

Prospects for the future;

Subsequent events.