Exploring Modern Probation: Social Theory and Organisational Complexity - Softcover

Philip Whitehead

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847423485 ISBN 13: 9781847423481

Publisher: Policy Press, 2010

Synopsis

Since 1997 the probation service, an integral component of criminal justice for over 100 years, has been subject to a politically-driven process of modernisation and cultural transformation. This innovative book explores this probation modernisation by using social theories associated with Durkheim, Weber, Marx and Foucault. The book combines this theoretical analysis with empirical research from interviews, which highlights challenges to, as well as support of, the politics of modernisation. This research is unique in providing insights into what representatives of other organisations think about probation - from the outside looking in. This up-to-date text will be essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of probation, criminology, criminal and social justice and allied disciplines.

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About the Author

Philip Whitehead is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Teesside University. Previously he worked for the Probation Service for 26 years and held numerous positions including Research and Information Officer. Since the 1980s he has researched various aspects of probation and latterly the impact of modernisation and cultural change on criminal and social justice. He is the author of seven books and numerous articles.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847423485
• ISBN 13: 9781847423481
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 186