What Works in Offender Compliance

Melissa Alexander, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USATim Bateman, University of Bedfordshire, UKKristel Beyens, Free University of Brussels, BelgiumAnthony E. Bottoms, Cambridge University, UKGuy Bourgon, Carleton University, CanadaBen Crewe, University of Cambridge, UKStef Decoene, Free University Brussels, BelgiumLoraine Gelsthorpe, University of Cambridge, UKLeticia Gutierrez, Carleton University, CanadaLaura Hanby, Carleton University, Canada Martine Herzog-Evans, Reims University, FranceCaleb Lloyd, Carleton University, CanadaChristopher T. Lowenkamp, University of Cincinnati, USAPatricia McCulloch, University of Dundee, UKMike Nellis, University of Strathclyde, UKCharles Robinson, Grambling State University, USAGwen Robinson, University of Sheffield, UKRalph Serin, Carleton University, CanadaMarianna Shturman, Ottawa Institute of Object Relations Therapy, CanadaPaul Sparrow, Wolverhampton University, UKChris Trotter, Monash University, Australia Maurice Vanstone, Swansea University, UK

"Pamela Ugwudike and Peter Raynor have assembled a remarkable collection of works spanning theory, research, policy and practice on an issue that anyone who works in the criminal justice system is faced with daily. Offender compliance is perhaps the greatest challenge before for those who deal with offenders whether it is at the therapeutic level or the level of control and the dispensing of criminal justice sanctions. The topics covered are diverse yet thematic bringing to the forefront the recent thinking on compliance with practical suggestions on enhancing offender compliance. This book serves not only as an introduction to the topic but also as an essential reference for years to come." - James Bonta, Director, Corrections Research, Public Safety Canada "This is a high quality collection of essays on key dimensions of current debates about offenders' compliance (or non-compliance) with sentences, especially with Probation supervision. The issue is important not only to theory and practice around rehabilitation, but because of the multiple negative effects of people being sent or returned to prison for breaches of requirements. It is also highly topical as we move into an uncertain era in which large numbers of offenders on community sentences will be supervised by private and third sector providers rather the Probation Service. The book contains original contributions by many of the leading international writers on offender rehabilitation, including Sir Anthony Bottoms, whose writing has been central to the recent growth of interest in compliance. It contains both new theoretical insights and accounts of new empirical work. It also contains welcome chapters on international developments and on compliance by specific groups of offenders, including women and young people. It represents a major contribution to the development and dissemination of thinking and knowledge about offender compliance, and I am very pleased to recommend it." - Professor Mike Maguire, Emeritus Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Cardiff University, UK "The book is easily navigable with four sections divided into broadly policy and what is meant by compliance; offender motivation and the relationship between the key agents, practitioner and offender; evidence and developments in offender research and the contextualisation of compliance within a diverse demographic population. The strength of the book is that there are links and connections between and within all of these four strands and the structure of the book encourages the reader to explore these interconnections [...] Practitioners wishing to acquaint themselves with the latest thinking and research outcomes will find plenty on which to reflect." - Euro Vista Journal

• PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - PROBATION AND COMPLIANCE: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS 1. Introduction; Pamela Ugwudike and Peter Raynor 2. Compulsory Persuasion in Probation History; Maurice Vanstone 3. What Counts? Community Sanctions and the Construction of Compliance; Gwen Robinson 4. Re-analysing the Compliance Dynamic: Towards a Co-productive Strategy and Practice; Patricia McCulloch PART II: IN THE FRONTLINE: THE IMPORTANCE OF OFFENDER MOTIVATION 5. Self-Applied Situational Crime Prevention as an Aid to Compliance; Anthony E. Bottoms 6. What and Who Might Enhance Offender Compliance: Situating Responsibilities; Ralph C. Serin, Caleb D. Lloyd, Laura J. Hanby and Marianna Shturman 7. Compliance through Discussion: the Jersey Experience; Peter Raynor 8. Compliance in Prisons; Ben Crewe 9. Surveillance-Based Compliance using Electronic Monitoring; Mike Nellis 10. Compliance with Community Orders: Frontline Perspectives and Evidence-based Practices; Pamela Ugwudike PART III: EVIDENCE-LED COMPLIANCE MECHANISMS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH 11. Offender Recall for Non-compliance in France and Fairness: an Analysis of 'sentences implementation courts' Practices; Martine Herzog-Evans 12. Compliance Dynamics: a Multidisciplinary Review and Exploration of Compliance Processes in the Belgian Context; Stef Decoene and Kristel Beyens 13. Effective Supervision of Young Offenders; Christopher Trotter 14. A Tale of Two Innovations: Motivational Interviewing and Core Correctional Practices in US Probation; Melissa Alexander, Christopher T. Lowenkamp and Charles R. Robinson 15. The Importance of Building Good Relationships in Community Corrections: Evidence, Theory, and Practice of the Therapeutic Alliance; Guy Bourgon and Leticia Guiterrez PART IV: OFFENDER DIVERSITY: CONTEXTUALISING COMPLIANCE THEORY, POLICY AND PRACTICE 16. Working with Women in Probation: 'Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?'; Loraine Gelsthorpe 17. Encouraging Compliance, Maintaining Credibility or Fast Tracking to Custody?' Perspectives on enforcement in the youth justice system; Tim Bateman 18. Achieving Compliance with Drug Misusing Offenders: Challenges for the Probation Service; Paul Sparrow 19. Conclusion: What Works in Offender Compliance?; Pamela Ugwudike and Peter Raynor