The probation service and victims of crime
Paradigm shift or cop-out
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12284924 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Williams (0000-0002-3174-4876, a Lecturer in Applied Social Studies , University of Keele, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 461-474 |
| Publication date | 1996-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Social Welfare Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-8033 • E-ISSN: 1469-9621 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09649069608410190 |
| OpenAlex | W1979617849 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The Probation Service in England and Wales has increasingly been required to embrace work with victims of crime. Many probation practitioners have expressed unease about the implications of this change of direction: does it really improve the position of victims, and does it shift the focus of the Service away from work with offenders? In practice, recent initiatives in work with victims have raised ethical dilemmas which have yet to be resolved. Examples are given of the implementation of the Victim‘s Charter and of the arrangements for partnership between the Probation Service and Rape Crisis, Victim Support and Women’s Aid. The Government continues to impose new duties upon the Probation Service, and has recently taken further initiatives in relation to victims of crime. Victims' organizations are increasingly employing a discourse of rights rather than needs, yet victims are becoming something of a political football. Is the Probation Service the appropriate organization to help victims of crime? The implications for victims, probation and the wider criminal justice system are considered in the light of recent research
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| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2023 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |