Table of Contents

Introduction: Questions, Questions, Questions; Ioan Durnescu, Fergus McNeill and René Butter.- Chapter 1. Why Do People Commit Crimes?; Rob Canton.- Chapter 2. What are the Most Important Studies on Desistance and What are Future Research Needs?; Lila Kazemian.- Chapter 3. What is the Impact of Probation in Advising Sentencing and Promoting Community Sanctions and Measures?; George Mair.- Chapter 4. Has Probation any Impact in Terms of Reparation to Victims and Communities? Complicating a Simple Question; Leo van Garsse.- Chapter 5. What is the Impact of Community Service?; Gill McIvor.- Chapter 6. What is Probation's Role in Successful Social Integration (Resettlement) of People Leaving Prison? A Piece in the Jigsaw; Maurice Vanstone.- Chapter 7. What is the Impact of Probation on Satisfying the Public's Desire for Justice or Punishment?; Rob Allen.- Chapter 8. What are the Costs and Benefits of Probation?; Faye S. Taxman and Stephanie Maass.- Chapter 9. Experiencing Supervision: From 'Sparing the First Offenders' to 'Punishment in the Community' and Repairing the Harm Done; Ioan Durnescu.- Chapter 10. Electronic Monitoring and Probation Practice; Mike Nellis.- Chapter 11. Explaining Probation; Fergus McNeill and Gwen Robinson.- Chapter 12. Conclusion: The 12th Question; Fergus McNeill, René Butter and Ioan Durnescu.

About the Author

Fergus McNeill is Professor of Criminology and Social Work at the University of Glasgow, UK.
Ioan Durnescu is Professor, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest, Romania.
René Butter is Associate Professor of Applied Research Methodology, HU University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Reviews

“This edited volume draws its inspiration from a range of acknowledged international experts on probation and criminal justice and has as its ambitious aim to answer the question ‘what do we know about probation so far?’ … . This book is a welcome contribution to probation scholarship.” (Mike Guilfoyle, Probation Journal, Vol. 64 (2), 2017)