Community Reparation for Young Offenders: Perceptions, Policy and Practice - Hardcover

Pamment, N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1137400455 ISBN 13: 9781137400451

Publisher: Palgrave Pivot, 2015

Synopsis

Community reparation for young offenders involves unpaid work such as painting and decorating, litter picking and graffiti removal. Whilst remaining a major part of the youth justice landscape, concern has been raised about the poor quality of workplace provision.

In this book, Nicholas Pamment provides the first fully researched examination of community reparation. He establishes the most comprehensive model for the effective delivery of unpaid work, demonstrating the importance of 'meaningful' work placements which facilitate key employability skills, associated with reductions in re-offending. Drawing upon empirical evidence and the experience of offenders, he warns against a formulaic approach to workplace allocation, where there is an over-reliance on low cost menial tasks. His timely study concludes that more attention needs to be paid to the rehabilitative potential of community reparation, requiring the commitment and dedication of service providers.

About this title

About the Author

Nicholas Pamment is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Area Leader at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK. He has researched and published in the areas of youth crime, policing and research methodology.

From the Back Cover

Community reparation for young offenders involves unpaid work such as painting and decorating, litter picking and graffiti removal. Whilst remaining a major part of the youth justice landscape, concern has been raised about the poor quality of workplace provision.

In this book, Nicholas Pamment provides the first fully researched examination of community reparation. He establishes the most comprehensive model for the effective delivery of unpaid work, demonstrating the importance of 'meaningful' work placements which facilitate key employability skills, associated with reductions in re-offending. Drawing upon empirical evidence and the experience of offenders, he warns against a formulaic approach to workplace allocation, where there is an over-reliance on low cost menial tasks. His timely study concludes that more attention needs to be paid to the rehabilitative potential of community reparation, requiring the commitment and dedication of service providers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137400455
• ISBN 13: 9781137400451
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 108