Evidence versus politics in British probation

• Twenty years ago, the Probation Service in England and Wales was widely regarded as world-leading. • Since then it has been weakened by a series of politically driven and poorly evidenced changes. • A badly flawed and ideologically driven privatisation programme implemented in 2015 has done seriou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Raynor, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V. 2020
Materias:
Prisons and Probation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7409932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34173561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiml.2020.100029
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Sumario:• Twenty years ago, the Probation Service in England and Wales was widely regarded as world-leading. • Since then it has been weakened by a series of politically driven and poorly evidenced changes. • A badly flawed and ideologically driven privatisation programme implemented in 2015 has done serious damage. • The recent decision to end this failed programme is an opportunity to redesign better.

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