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25 Prob. J. 1 (1978)

handle is hein.journals/probj25 and id is 1 raw text is: probation journal PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROBATION OFFICERS HON. EDITOR: LESLIE HERBERT, MBE, MA Price 60p (free to members and associates) IN THIS ISSUE.-.. AFTER the special Community Service edition, PROBATION JOURNAL reverts to -its normal format of presenting a wide range of articles on the many aspects of the work of the Probation and After-Care Service. With almost 5,000 prisoners serving four years or more-and over 1,000 of these serving life imprisonment, our major article from the Gartree Probation team is most timely. It is right that, in the current debate about the prison crisis, special focus should be placed on the problems caused by long-term imprisonment. Roger Shaw writes about treatment in the community for a group of off- enders who are often thought to merit long periods in prison, i.e. persistent sexual offenders. His article demonstrates how probation officers, in collabora- tion with the medical profession, can play a constructive part in keeping certain offenders out of prison. The caring role of the Probation and After-Care Service is critically examined by George Marshall. He argues that care can sometimes be harmful and destructive and he calls for a necessary callousness in our work with people. Continuing in philosophical vein, the article by Kenneth Howe examines the problems which have beset the Service and NAPO in recent years. His prescription is for better relationships between manage- ment and main grade staff. Writing from a magistrate's point of view, Alec Samuels thinks aloud on what he expects of probation supervision. In the Justice of the Peace (28th January 1978), Mr Samuels described probation as the best sentence available to the court,.so his comments are a source of encouragement to all those who are seeking to enhance the use of the probation order. David Mathieson, also writing about the court setting, argues that probation officers should not become so involved in the sentencing process; recommendations should be confined to non-custodial methods such as probation. The controversy continues about whether the Probation and After-Care Service should continue to be involved in domestic work. Chief Probation Officers' Conference strongly believes that we should be involved-and Daphne Scarr examines some of the implications following observations in the United States She calls for more emphasis on counselling and reconcilia- tion, which would undoubtedly require more resources for the Service. How- ever, the results would surely justify the expenditure.

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