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Last autumn's BBC2 documentary series on the work of Hampshire Probation Service, was the first occasion to give Probation such extended public exposure. Reactions within the Service have generally been unflattering. Caroline Morgan, Cardiff Student Unit Senior, and Graham Nicholls, Nottinghamshire's Information Officer and Chair of Nottingham Regional Film Theatre, assess its merits.

The Probation Service has experienced massive changes during the past 10 years, including the way in which its probation officers are trained. Whether or not the espoused intention of this latter change was to introduce a `new breed' of officer more versed in control than care, the three studies reported here all demonstrate the same finding, namely that individuals enter the training to work with people, and that they continue to achieve most satisfaction from this. The studies focus variously on newly qualified officers, those in training, and those applying for training. This article reviews these studies and offers a critical analysis of their key findings.