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1. Handbook of Probation

   Edited by Loraine Gelsthorpe, Rod Morgan

   This Handbook provides a comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date source of information and analysis about all aspects of the work of the Probation Service.It takes full account of the many changes that the Probation Service has undergone over the last few years, and is currently undergoing as...

   Published April 30th 2007 by Willan
2. Exercising Discretion

   Edited by Loraine Gelsthorpe, Nicola Padfield

   The exercise of discretion in the criminal justice system and related agencies often plays a key part in decisions which are made, but definitions of discretion are not clear, and despite widespread recognition of its importance there is much controversy on its nature and legitimacy. This book...

   Published April 30th 2003 by Willan
3. Community Penalties

   Edited by Anthony Bottoms, Loraine Gelsthorpe, Sue Rex

   Series: Cambridge Criminal Justice Series

   Community penalties are punishments that, in the courts' sentencing tariff, come between imprisonment and fines. They include electronic tagging, supervised unpaid work, and compulsory participation by offenders in treatment programmes.Recent years have seen many changes in England in the field of...

   Published June 30th 2002 by Willan