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Showing papers in "European journal of probation in 2019"


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TL;DR: The main rationales of the French early release system were reinsertion and resocialisation; the prevention of reoffending, the interests of society; and the rights of victims.
Abstract: Before 2009, the main rationales of the French early release system were reinsertion and resocialisation; the prevention of reoffending, the interests of society; and the rights of victims. With th...

11 citations


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TL;DR: Belgium has a two-track policy towards prison release: a quasiautomatic administrative release system for those with a prison sentence of up to three years, and a discretionary system operated by m...
Abstract: Belgium has a two-track policy towards prison release: a quasiautomatic administrative release system for those with a prison sentence of up to three years, and a discretionary system operated by m...

10 citations


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TL;DR: In a special issue of the European Journal of Probation (EJP) as discussed by the authors, the authors describe and critique "parole" as it has evolved over time, and focus on the...
Abstract: This article is written as part of a special issue of the European Journal of Probation, which seeks not simply to describe and to critique ‘parole’ as it has evolved over time, but to focus on the...

7 citations


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TL;DR: Prisoner release has emerged as a key site of penal policy contestation in England and Wales and a series of crises have undermined public confidence in the parole system and reopened longstanding deb...
Abstract: Prisoner release has emerged as a key site of penal policy contestation in England and Wales. A series of crises have undermined public confidence in the parole system and reopened longstanding deb...

6 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, two cases of women who have committed offences causing serious harm to others are discussed and responses from probation practitioners are explored in the context of the women also being involved in other crimes.
Abstract: Examined in this article are two cases of women who have committed offences causing serious harm to others Responses from probation practitioners are explored in the context of the women also bein

6 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, an overview of service development processes used to design a therapeutic approach that promotes desistance among men who have committed acts of Intimate Partner Violence (IVI) is presented.
Abstract: This article provides an overview of service development processes used to design a therapeutic approach that promotes desistance amongst men who have committed acts of Intimate Partner Violence (I...

6 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors determine whether the stigma of a criminal record should be considered in understanding the precarious conditions of individuals with convictions in the Spanish labor force, in order to understand the social conditions of those with criminal records.
Abstract: The aim of this research is to determine whether the stigma of a criminal record should be considered in understanding the precarious conditions of individuals with convictions in the Spanish labou...

5 citations



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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined how individual and organizatio...Juvenile probation officers (JPOs) play an important role as decisionmakers for adolescents under their supervision in the community.
Abstract: Juvenile probation officers (JPOs) play an important role as decisionmakers for adolescents under their supervision in the community. While some research has examined how individual and organizatio...

4 citations


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TL;DR: The number of people serving life sentences in Irish prisons has increased substantially in recent years, such that one in nine sentenced prisoners is now serving a life sentence as discussed by the authors, which is the highest rate in the world.
Abstract: The number of people serving life sentences in Irish prisons has increased substantially in recent years, such that one in nine sentenced prisoners is now serving a life sentence. Critical attentio...

3 citations


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TL;DR: The European Society of Criminology's Working Group on Community Sanctions and Measures and the COST Action on Offender Supervision in Europe as discussed by the authors explored the expanding use of community sanctions and measures across a number of European countries.
Abstract: This special issue focusses on prisoner release and parole in different European contexts. The starting point for looking at this topic was our involvement in the European Society of Criminology’s Working Group on Community Sanctions and Measures and the COST Action on Offender Supervision in Europe,1 which explored the expanding use of community sanctions and measures across a number of European countries. These networks and subsequent publications (see e.g. Boone and Maguire, 2017; McNeill and Beyens, 2013; Robinson and McNeill, 2016), have drawn attention to what was a previously relatively neglected aspect of penality – sanctions imposed and served in the community. Part of the reason that community sanctions and measures have received less attention is because penological scholarship has tended to focus more closely on the prison, particularly in light of increases in prison populations and the attendant issues that arise from this (e.g. questions regarding utility, effectiveness and concerns regarding human rights, to name just a few). Of course, community sanctions and measures also encompass the requirements and conditions that are imposed upon people when they are released from prison. Therefore, a rise in prison numbers also leads to an expanded population of people subsequently made subject to supervision in the community, and this symbiotic relationship (or in some instances a feedback loop), is further evidenced by the return of people to prison for breaching the conditions of their release. Jonathan Simon’s (1993) book Poor Discipline: Parole and the Social Control of the Underclass 1890–1990, exploring the history of parole in California over the course of a century has been another important starting point. In this influential work, Simon (1993) traces the changing rationalities and techniques deployed to justify and govern prisoner release over time and critically relates these to the wider political economy, the changing role of the state and the increased salience directed towards governance through crime. Simon argues that given its juncture at the nexus between prison and the community, the study of parole provides a unique vantage point from which to explore wider penality. We have therefore asked the contributors to the special issue to consider these wider themes in their analysis. Any explorations of the processes of prisoner release and parole needs to first define what we mean by these terms. The word ‘parole’ has entered common parlance, but its precise meaning and its use in comparative analysis and academic literature varies (Padfield et al., 2012; van Zyl Smit and Corda, 2017). ‘Parole’ is typically taken to mean the decision made regarding the point at which a prisoner is released prior to their maximum sentence and becomes subject to some form of conditionality. In some instances, the ‘decision’ to release a prisoner is ‘automatic’, while in others it is ‘discretionary’. 895825 EJP0010.1177/2066220319895825European Journal of ProbationEditorial 2019

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TL;DR: The Enablers of Change assessment and sentence planning tool has been designed to assess the risks, needs, strengths and protective factors of adults with convictions and is of international significance.
Abstract: The Enablers of Change assessment and sentence planning tool has been designed to assess the risks, needs, strengths and protective factors of adults with convictions. Developed by Interserve, a Co...



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TL;DR: In the last few years, desistance research has gained importance as an alternative to the risk-based "what works" approach as mentioned in this paper, and when significant proponents speak of a new desistance-paradigm arising,...
Abstract: Over the last few years, desistance research has gained importance as an alternative to the risk-based “what works” approach. When significant proponents speak of a new desistance-paradigm arising,...