Tidmarsh, M orcid.org/0000-0002-6063-9805 and Marder, I (2021) Beyond marketisation: Towards a relational future of professionalism in probation after Transforming Rehabilitation. British Journal of Community Justice, 17 (2). pp. 22-45. ISSN 1475-0279
Abstract
The Coalition Government pledged to maintain ‘professionalism’ in probation through its market-based Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) reforms; however, the recent decision to reverse these reforms came as the service’s professionalism has been downgraded and diminished. TR eroded the networks of relationships, between and among people and organisations, which constitute probation’s essence (Senior et al., 2016) – that is, its ability to overlay the distinct, but interlinked spheres of corrections, social welfare, treatment and the community. This paper looks to the future of professionalism in English and Welsh probation after TR. We argue that the service lies at a crossroads, between a continuation of the punitive and marketising policies imposed in recent decades, and opportunities to recapture its essence through a relational re-professionalisation agenda. We advocate for a strategic and evidence-based professionalism in probation practice that emphasises relational co-production. Here, a restorative practice model can support relationship building in client facing and multi-agency contexts, begin to rebuild relationships within the service and offset the worst excesses of other agendas.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Probation; Professionalism; Transforming Rehabilitation; Offender Management; Restorative Practice; Co-Production |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Law (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 08 Oct 2021 14:09 |
Last Modified: | 08 Oct 2021 14:09 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Policy Evaulation & Research Unit (PERU) |
Identification Number: | 10.48411/7azj-az90 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:178994 |