Reducing Reoffending provides a critical overview of social work and community justice in
Scotland, taking full account of recent developments. The book is divided into three …

In the past two decades, Canadian policies governing the structure and content of
presentence reports (PSRs) have shifted to focus more directly on the systematic …

Pre-sentence reports are an increasingly prevalent feature of the sentencing process. Yet,
although judges have been surveyed about their general views, we know relatively little …

Social inquiry reports (SIR), which include identity information, personal characteristics,
stories of individuals and families regarding the problem area they are experiencing, the …

The current study investigates the effects of structured risk-based pre-sentence reports on
sentencing outcomes in the Netherlands by means of a quasi-natural experiment …

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of assessment
and intervention planning with young people who offend. It will help equip practitioners with …

Combining the latest work of leading sentencing and punishment scholars from twelve
different countries, this major new international volume answers key questions in the study …

This book reviews concepts, information and points of view that help to explain the context
and constraints of the criminal justice system. The chapters summarize developments in …

El texto sugiere la necesidad de contar con un 'informe social'que aporte datos sobre la
persona, su entorno social y su actitud frente al delito, antes de que el juez imponga una …

This section of the report covers the findings from the study. It begins with a descriptive
overview of the PSRs in the sample, including information on the length of the reports …