Fergus McNeill is Professor of Criminologyand Social Work at the University of Glasgow. Bill Whyte is Professor of Social Work Studies in Criminal and Youth Justice at the University of Edinburgh.

• Introduction: challenging times, Part One: Analysing the Challenge. 1. The history of social work with Offenders in Scotland, 2. Re-offending: Understanding the 'Problem', 3. Ending Offending: Supporting Desistance, Part Two: The legal Context. 4. Advice and services to Court, 5. Supervising Offenders in the Community, 6. Prisons and Resettlement, Part Three: Towards Effective Practice. 7. Offender management or Change Management? 8. Developing Human Capital, 9. Developing Social Capital Conclusion: Reducing Re-offending and Community Justice

Fergus McNeill is Professor of Criminologyand Social Work at the University of Glasgow. Bill Whyte is Professor of Social Work Studies in Criminal and Youth Justice at the University of Edinburgh.

• Introduction: challenging times, Part One: Analysing the Challenge. 1. The history of social work with Offenders in Scotland, 2. Re-offending: Understanding the 'Problem', 3. Ending Offending: Supporting Desistance, Part Two: The legal Context. 4. Advice and services to Court, 5. Supervising Offenders in the Community, 6. Prisons and Resettlement, Part Three: Towards Effective Practice. 7. Offender management or Change Management? 8. Developing Human Capital, 9. Developing Social Capital Conclusion: Reducing Re-offending and Community Justice

Fergus McNeill is Professor of Criminologyand Social Work at the University of Glasgow. Bill Whyte is Professor of Social Work Studies in Criminal and Youth Justice at the University of Edinburgh.

• Introduction: challenging times, Part One: Analysing the Challenge. 1. The history of social work with Offenders in Scotland, 2. Re-offending: Understanding the 'Problem', 3. Ending Offending: Supporting Desistance, Part Two: The legal Context. 4. Advice and services to Court, 5. Supervising Offenders in the Community, 6. Prisons and Resettlement, Part Three: Towards Effective Practice. 7. Offender management or Change Management? 8. Developing Human Capital, 9. Developing Social Capital Conclusion: Reducing Re-offending and Community Justice