Managing Change in Irish Probation: Prioritising Resources through...
Probation organisations across Europe, in common with other public services, are under increasing pressure to demonstrate efficiency and effectiveness. This is particularly true in the context of the...
View ArticleImplementation of the Framework Decision on the transfer of Probation...
This article provides the background to the European Union’s Framework Decision on the transfer of probation measures and alternative sanctions. It describes the implementation process outlining some...
View ArticleChanges in Norwegian probation officers’ attitudes, behaviour, perceptions...
A new law was introduced in Norway in 2002 that resulted in the probation service having to deal with more serious crimes and becoming more tightly connected to prisons. A safety training programme was...
View ArticleCurfew as a means, not as an end – Electronic Monitoring in Norway
Norway established electronic monitoring as a way of serving unconditional prison sentence in 2008. The aim of implementing electronic monitoring was to get a human and trustworthy alternative to...
View ArticleManaging cases or supporting change? Some implications of desistance research...
This article will consider how desistance research relates to the purposes of case management. Drawing on research evidence about the process of desistance this article considers what kinds of...
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