Ebook: Managing Persistent and Serious Offenders : Intensive Community Programmes in Theory and Practice
Author: Roberts Colin, Moore Robin, Gray Emily
- Tags: Police supervision -- Great Britain -- Case studies., Community-based corrections -- Great Britain -- Case studies., Parole -- Great Britain -- Case studies., Probation -- Great Britain -- Case studies., Police supervision., Community-based corrections., Parole., Probation., Great Britain.
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: Willan Pub
- City: Cullompton, Great Britain
- Language: English
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Over the last few years intensive community programmes for both young and adult offenders have become established in the UK as an important new component of penal policy the ISSP (Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme) for persistent and serious young offenders, and the ICCP (Intensive Control and Change Programme) for adult offenders. Expectations of these programmes have been high, but the evidence Read more...
Abstract: Over the last few years intensive community programmes for both young and adult offenders have become established in the UK as an important new component of penal policy the ISSP (Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme) for persistent and serious young offenders, and the ICCP (Intensive Control and Change Programme) for adult offenders. Expectations of these programmes have been high, but the evidence relating to their effectiveness is mixed, and a number of critical concerns have emerged. This book seeks to address these issues, providing a timely review of the current literature