Doing probation work: identity in a criminal justice occupation
In: Routledge frontiers of criminal justice 9
In: Routledge frontiers of criminal justice
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In: Routledge frontiers of criminal justice 9
In: Routledge frontiers of criminal justice
In: The Howard journal of criminal justice, Band 53, Heft 4, S. 442-444
ISSN: 1468-2311
In: Policing and society: an international journal of research and policy, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 124-139
ISSN: 1477-2728
In: Sociology: the journal of the British Sociological Association, Band 35, Heft 3, S. 785-805
ISSN: 1469-8684
In: Sociology: the journal of the British Sociological Association, Band 35, Heft 3, S. 794-795
ISSN: 1469-8684
In: Policing and society: an international journal of research and policy, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 263-286
ISSN: 1477-2728
In: Probation journal: the journal of community and criminal justice, Band 61, Heft 4, S. 346-357
ISSN: 1741-3079
The occupational cultures of criminal justice practitioners are an under-researched area. In this article we argue that amidst changes in training regimes and in ways of working with offenders, different probation worker cultures co-exist which share common central values, including the belief in people to change and the importance of the relationship between probation worker and probationer in facilitating that change. Using the construct of 'ideal types', we describe three cultural types of probation worker. Despite differences in social and employment backgrounds, training received and perspectives on the politics of probation work, we conclude that belief in the relationship is one of the ties that bind these types into an 'honourable profession'.
In: The Howard journal of criminal justice, Band 48, Heft 5, S. 441-445
ISSN: 1468-2311
In: The Howard journal of criminal justice, Band 48, Heft 1, S. 37-51
ISSN: 1468-2311
Abstract:In the latest phase of European Union enlargement Bulgaria and Romania were admitted to EU membership on 1 January 2007. In the UK, media coverage of the accession process focused on the potential movement of large numbers of people from Eastern to Western European states; a particular focus was the crime risk associated with enlargement. This article examines how newspapers reported the perceived crime threats and assesses the extent to which the concerns can be understood as a moral panic. The article confirms the contemporary utility of moral panic analysis, albeit with some flexibility to reflect the modern media landscape.