Racism and Anti-Racism in Probation

Racism and Anti-Racism in Probation analyses the complex processes by which black people are treated differentially by the probation service. Drawing on detailed ethnographic material, David Denney shows how conventions used by probation officers can discriminate against black people. He considers the implications of recent changes in penal policy on the development of probation work and considers how future developments may lead to an anti-racist form of probation practice.

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Racism and Anti-Racism in Probation

Racism and Anti-Racism in Probation analyses the complex processes by which black people are treated differentially by the probation service. Drawing on detailed ethnographic material, David Denney shows how conventions used by probation officers can discriminate against black people. He considers the implications of recent changes in penal policy on the development of probation work and considers how future developments may lead to an anti-racist form of probation practice.

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Racism and Anti-Racism in Probation

Racism and Anti-Racism in Probation

by David Denney
Racism and Anti-Racism in Probation

Racism and Anti-Racism in Probation

by David Denney

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Racism and Anti-Racism in Probation analyses the complex processes by which black people are treated differentially by the probation service. Drawing on detailed ethnographic material, David Denney shows how conventions used by probation officers can discriminate against black people. He considers the implications of recent changes in penal policy on the development of probation work and considers how future developments may lead to an anti-racist form of probation practice.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781134925995
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 01/14/2004
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 659 KB

About the Author

Denney, David

Table of Contents

1. Race Racism and The Probation Service 2. Explanations for Offending - The Perceptions of Probation Officers 3. Social Work Practice with Black and White Offenders 4. Language Power and Convention 5. Racism and Anti-Racism and Probation Policy 6. Anti-Racist Directions in Probation Practice and Training
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