| Dictionary of Probation and Offender Management Contributor(s): Canton, Rob (Editor), Hancock, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1843922894 ISBN-13: 9781843922896 Publisher: Willan Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $58.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: Contemporary probation practice is developing rapidly and is become increasingly professionalized. Probation officers are typically described now as offender managers, and the creation of the UK's National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has broadened the remit of the Probation Service. As well as bringing an increased emphasis on skills and qualifications, it has also introduced a new set of ideas and concepts into the established probation lexicon including institutional, legal, political, and theoretical terms, as well as importing concepts from the disciplines of sociology, criminology, and psychology. This essential reference book is part a new series of dictionaries covering key aspects of criminal justice and the criminal justice system and is designed to meet the needs of both students and practitioners. The Dictionary of Probation and Offender Management contains approximately 300 entries (of between 500 and 1500 words) on key terms and concepts arranged alphabetically an |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 364.630 |
| LCCN: 2008295893 |
| Physical Information: 432 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Contemporary probation practice is developing rapidly and is become increasingly professionalized. Probation officers are typically described now as offender managers, and the creation of NOMS (National Offender Management Service) has broadened the remit of the Probation Service. As well as bringing an increased emphasis on skills and qualifications it has also introduced a new set of ideas and concepts into the established probation lexicon - including institutional, legal, political and theoretical terms of its own as well as importing concepts from the disciplines of sociology, criminology and psychology. This Dictionary is the essential reference book. This Dictionary is part a new series of Dictionaries covering key aspects of criminal justice and the criminal justice system and designed to meet the needs of both students and practitioners:
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