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The Future of the Probation Service in New Zealand1

The Future of the Probation Service in New Zealand1 AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (June 1990) 23 (105-116) 105 THE FUTURE OF THE PROBATION SERVICE IN NEW ZEALAND} John Pratt* Introduction What do probation officers do? If this is a simple question to ask, it is quite a difficult one to answer, as far as most members of the public are concerned. Of course, everyone knows what judges do, and what they look like, for that matter: they wear robes and a wig and pronounce sentence on offenders. Similarly, the police wear uniforms, arrest people and bring them to court. Solicitors are the ones who wear suits, prepare court briefs and so on. But what do probation officers do and how might we be able to identify them? Historically, their task has been defined as being to "advise, assist and befriend'? - which no longer has a very clear ring to it. At the same time, they are much more anonymous than the rest of the professional groups involved in the criminal justice system. In themselves this lack of a public image and loosely defined professional task may not matter too much. Yet, at a time of significant change and rethinking on penal policy in New Zealand, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

The Future of the Probation Service in New Zealand1

Pratt, John
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology , Volume 23 (2): 12 – Jun 1, 1990
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AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (June 1990) 23 (105-116) 105 THE FUTURE OF THE PROBATION SERVICE IN NEW ZEALAND} John Pratt* Introduction What do probation officers do? If this is a simple question to ask, it is quite a difficult one to answer, as far as most members of the public are concerned. Of course, everyone knows what judges do, and what they look like, for that matter: they wear robes and a wig and pronounce sentence on offenders. Similarly, the police wear uniforms, arrest people and bring them to court. Solicitors are the ones who wear suits, prepare court briefs and so on. But what do probation officers do and how might we be able to identify them? Historically, their task has been defined as being to "advise, assist and befriend'? - which no longer has a very clear ring to it. At the same time, they are much more anonymous than the rest of the professional groups involved in the criminal justice system. In themselves this lack of a public image and loosely defined professional task may not matter too much. Yet, at a time of significant change and rethinking on penal policy in New Zealand,

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Published: Jun 1, 1990

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