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Doing probation work : identity in a criminal justice occupation /

A great deal has been written about the political, policy and practice changes that have shaped probation work but little has been written on the changes to occupational cultures and the ways in which probation workers themselves view their role. This book fills that gap by exploring the meaning of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mawby, Rob C.
Otros Autores: Worrall, Anne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge frontiers of criminal justice.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Doing Probation Work; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Probation
  • a tainted but resilient concept; 2. Lifers, second careerists and offender managers; 3. There's a time and place; 4. Probation's changing relationships with courts, police and prisons; 5. Perceptions, misconceptions and representations; 6. Job crafting, coping and responding to adverse working conditions; 7. Diversity and different voices in probation work; 8. Doing probation work: cultures, identities and the future; Appendix A: Our participants.
  • Appendix B: Project information sheet and schedule of interview questionsNotes; References; Index.