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Chapter 26

References from the book:

Canton, R. and Hancock, D. (2007) Dictionary of Probation and Offender Management. Cullompton: Willan Publishing.
An excellent reference book for clarifying all those policy and practice issues that other texts never explain in quite enough detail.

Gelsthorpe, L. and Morgan, R. (2007) Handbook of Probation. Cullompton: Willan Publishing.
The current state-of-the-art edited collection about probation and offender management.

Mair, G. (ed) (2004) What Matters in Probation. Cullompton: Willan Publishing.
A very lively, critical, and controversial examination of the ‘What Works’ agenda for offender rehabilitation.

Raynor, P. (2007) ‘Community Penalties: Probation, “What Works” and offender management’ in M. Maguire, R. Morgan, and R. Reiner (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology (4th edn). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
A comprehensive and balanced resumé of the key issues and debates surrounding community penalties.

Worrall, A. and Hoy, C. (2005) Punishment in the Community: Managing offenders, making choices. Cullompton: Willan Publishing.
A recent and critical introductory text.

Further References:

Atkinson, D. (2004) ‘The What Works Debate: Keeping a Human Perspective’, Probation Journal, 51 (3), pp. 248 –252
A discussion of the options available to punish offenders and which are the most effective.

Brownlee, I. (1998) Community Punishment: A Critical Introduction: London: Longman.
An introduction to methods of punishment within the community as oppose to taking offenders out of the community.

Burnett, R. and Roberts, C. (2004) What Works in Probation and Youth Justice – Developing Evidence Based Practice, Willan, Devon
A discussion of the effectiveness of probation methods for young offenders, with an emphasis on considered approaches instead of ne-jerk reactions.

Edwards, I. (2001) "Victim participation in Sentencing: The Problems of Incoherence" in Howard Journal of Criminal Justice  40:1 pp 39-54
A discussion of the limitations of victim participation in the sentencing of offenders.
 
Farrall, S. (2002) Rethinking What Works With Offenders – Probation, Social Context and Desistance From Crime, Willan, Devon
 
Mair, G. (1997). 'Community Penalties and the Probation Service' in Maguire, M. et al, (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology. (2nd Edition) Oxford: Oxford University Press   
 
Merrington, S. (2004) ‘What Works?: Revisiting the Evidence in England and Wales’ Probation Journal, Vol. 51, No. 1, 7-20 (2004)

Newburn, T. (2003) ‘Probation: from Advise and Befriend to Punishment in the Community’ in Crime and Criminal Justice Policy, London and New York: Longman.
A discussion of the various approaches to probation, some effective, some less so.

Vass, A. (1990) Alternatives to Prison  London, Sage Publications