TY - BOOK ID - 10688896 TI - Probation : 12 Essential Questions AU - McNeill, Fergus. AU - Durnescu, Ioan. AU - Butter, René. PY - 2016 SN - 1137519800 1137519827 PB - London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, DB - UniCat KW - Criminal law. KW - Crime KW - Juvenile delinquents. KW - Corrections. KW - Punishment. KW - Social service. KW - Criminology and Criminal Justice. KW - Prison and Punishment. KW - Crime and Society. KW - Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice. KW - Criminal Law. KW - Social Work and Community Development. KW - Sociological aspects. KW - Probation KW - Suspended sentence KW - Alternatives to imprisonment KW - Crime—Sociological aspects. KW - Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law. KW - Benevolent institutions KW - Philanthropy KW - Relief stations (for the poor) KW - Social service agencies KW - Social welfare KW - Social work KW - Human services KW - Crimes and misdemeanors KW - Criminals KW - Law, Criminal KW - Penal codes KW - Penal law KW - Pleas of the crown KW - Public law KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - Criminal procedure KW - Penalties (Criminal law) KW - Penology KW - Corrections KW - Impunity KW - Retribution KW - Correctional services KW - Delinquents KW - Delinquents, Juvenile KW - Juvenile offenders KW - Offenders, Juvenile KW - Offenders, Youthful KW - Young offenders KW - Youthful offenders KW - Youth KW - Law and legislation KW - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - Europe. KW - Europa. KW - Council of Europe countries KW - Eastern Hemisphere KW - Eurasia UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:10688896 AB - This volume poses a series of key questions about the practice of probation as an integral part of the European criminal justice system. The contributors are established experts in their respective fields of study and together their questions address the legitimacy, and perhaps continued existence, of probation. The book includes analysis of why people offend and stop offending, and the wide ranging impacts of probation. This includes the impact on offenders' social reintegration, as a form of reparation for victims and communities, on public desire for justice and punishment, and on probationers themselves. The contributors further assess the state of probation and its adaptation to the current state of penality and society, the role of probation officers in pre-sentencing decision-making and the promotion of community sanctions and measures. By providing important recommendations and suggestions for application to practice, the book will be of great interest to academics, policy makers and practitioners alike. . ER -