What Works in Probation and Youth Justice
Subtitle: Developing Evidence-Based Practice
Contributors: Ros Burnett (Editor); Colin Roberts (Editor)
Publisher: Willan Publishing (UK)
Published: May 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9781843920595
Subjects: Juvenile offenders; Juvenile justice, Administration of; Juvenile corrections; Law; Sociology; Penology; Juvenile probation; Great Britain; Criminal Law - General; Juvenile delinquency; Juvenile justice, Administrati
First sentence: Over thirty years ago, in their classic textbook on criminological issues, Roger Hood and Richard Sparks (1970: 71) observed that, while research into the effectiveness of treatments to prevent recidivism was 'still limited and very rudimentary', the stage was set for considerably more research to extend the knowledge-base over the next few years.