Constructive Work with Offenders

1. Introduction to social constructionist theory and its application to work with offenders, Nigel Parton, Kevin Gorman and Patrick O'Byrne. 2. Collaborative and constructive frontline practice with offenders in a climate of 'tough love' and 'Third Way' politics, Bill Jordan. 3. The offender as citizen: socially inclusive strategies for balancing the rights and responsibilities of those who commit crimes, Marilyn Gregory. 4. Constructive working relationships and desistance from crime: the missing link, Jeremy Cameron. 5. Assessing and managing offender risk through the construction of safety rather than the avoidance of danger, Michelle Hayles. 6. The constructive use of courtroom skills and enforcement procedures to achieve client co-operation and change, Geoff Kenure. 7. Constructing a convincing narrative: the art of persuasive storytelling within the tight constraints of formal pre-sentence assessments for the criminal courts, Kevin Gorman 8. Constructive work with offenders across ethnic divides, Lena Dominelli. 9. Constructive work with women offenders, Sue Carless. 10. Constructive work with the perpetrators of sexual offences, Malcolm Cowburn. 11. 'What works' for the client: consumer-based research into effective practice as perceived by young offenders in Scotland, Monica Barry. 12. Conclusion, Kevin Gorman, Marilyn Gregory, Michelle Hayles and Nigel Parton. References. Index.

A thoughtful, engaged and timely collection of stories designed to to awaken, challenge and assist those engaged in the complexitythat is contemporary probation practice.