Lol Burke and Steve Collett discuss their forthcoming book Reimagining Probation Practice: Re-forming rehabilitation in an age of penal excess which they have co-edited with Nicola Carr, Emma Cluley and Fergus McNeill. This edited collection brings together academics and practitioners to explore different aspects of probation practice (i.e., court work, unpaid work, training, etc) to explore what constitutes best practice and develop a reimagined vision for probation practice based upon the four forms of rehabilitation (personal/legal/social/moral) and principles of ‘parsimony, proportionality and productiveness’ (McNeill 2019).
In this event, part of the DMU Prison and Probation Research Hub’s seminar series, the rationale for the book will be outlined and the reasons why we need to reimagine probation practice explored. Finally, the key themes emerging from the various contributions will be discussed in terms of: Regaining legitimacy; Creating relational spaces; Promoting professional curiosity; Restoring and building (new) social bonds; Delivering institutional justice capital; and Campaigning for change.
Lol Burke is Professor in Criminal Justice at Liverpool John Moores University and specialises in the areas of probation research, policy and practice. He has a particular interest in the impact of marketization upon service delivery and way that occupational culture acts out in probation settings as well resettlement provision for released prisoners. As a former probation practitioner, he has experience working in both community and custodial settings. He has written extensively on probation related issues and rehabilitation in general and is co-author of Redemption, Rehabilitation and Risk Management (Routledge 2012) with Prof George Mair. He was Editor of Probation Journal between 2007 – 2016.
Stephen Collett is a retired chief probation officer. He holds honorary positions at the universities of Liverpool and Manchester and is an adjunct professor at Liverpool John Moores University and an Honorary Fellow of the University. He has been a member of the Probation Journal Editorial Board for 30 year and is currently the Series Editor for the Journal’s monograph series, Issues in Community & Criminal Justice (ICCJ). He has contributed to various peer reviewed journals and book chapters.
Together they have authored Delivering Rehabilitation: the politics, governance and control of probation (Routledge 2015) and with Fergus McNeill, Reimagining Rehabilitation: Beyond the individual, (Routledge 2019).
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