Experiencing modernization: Frontline probation perspectives on the transition to a National Offender Management Service

Probation Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 318-337

  Robinson, Gwen ^a   Burnett, Ros ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

contestability; NOMS; offender management; practitioners; probation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993808296     PISSN: 02645505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264550507083534     Document Type: Article

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