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Women and Probation – Reflecting Back and Looking Ahead

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In this chapter Jill Annison engages with strands relating to her work, both as a probation officer and as an academic, particularly relating to issues of gender and probation. First, a gendered lens is applied in relation to women as practitioners and managers and interrogates the way the organisation changed over time from that perspective. Secondly, probation’s work with women is explored, drawing on experiences as a practitioner, and followed by a critique of policy and practice following the Corston Report (2007). A more personal viewpoint is then revisited and reflected upon before the chapter concludes with a review of recent developments in this area of the criminal justice system.

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    RECOOP is the Resettlement and Care of Older Ex-Offenders and Prisoners charity.

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Annison, J. (2016). Women and Probation – Reflecting Back and Looking Ahead. In: Vanstone, M., Priestley, P. (eds) Probation and Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59557-7_2

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