Overview

Multi-agency working continues to be a core focus in criminal justice and allied work, with the government investing significantly in training criminal justice professionals. This fully revised and expanded edition of this comprehensive text brings together probation, policing, prison, social work, criminological and organisational studies perspectives, and is an essential guide for students and practitioners in offender management and other managed care environments. The contributors provide critical analysis of the latest theory, policy and practice of multi-agency working and each chapter includes case studies, key points, exercises and further reading.

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9781447340249

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''There can be no doubt that multi-agency working has established itself as a key feature of the contemporary criminal justice landscape. This timely and accessible collection will be an invaluable resource for both established and trainee criminal justice practitioners, as well as students of criminal justice and social policy.'' Gwen Robinson, University of Sheffield

''This book addresses the key theoretical, policy and practice issues that inform multi-agency working at a time of acute austerity in criminal justice and related public services.'' Jonathan Evans, University of South Wales This fully updated book will be an invaluable resource to criminology students, and those training to become police or probation officers. Iolo Madoc-Jones, Glynd?r University ''There can be no doubt that multi-agency working has established itself as a key feature of the contemporary criminal justice landscape. This timely and accessible collection will be an invaluable resource for both established and trainee criminal justice practitioners, as well as students of criminal justice and social policy.'' Gwen Robinson, University of Sheffield 'This second edition is far more than an update. A new focus and numerous new contributors make this a state-of-the-art resource on multi-agency work in criminal justice'. Anne Worrall, Keele University

Author Information

Aaron Pycroft is Reader in Criminal Justice and Social Complexity with the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Portsmouth. Dennis Gough is Senior Lecturer in Penology and Course Leader for the Professional Doctorate in Criminal Justice in the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Portsmouth.

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