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Prisons and the voluntary sector : a bridge into the community / edited by Shane Bryans, Clive Martin and Roma Walker ; with a foreword by Terry Waite.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisons--Great Britain.
- Prisons.
- Voluntarism--Great Britain.
- Voluntarism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (200 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Winchester [England] : Waterside Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- From 2002 there has been a major initiative to engage the voluntary sector and wider community in the work of prisons. This work edited by three experts and containing contributions by a range of informed commentators seeks to enable both parties to understand what is involved.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Glossary and Abbreviations
- Contributors
- Foreword
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- 1 The United Kingdom Voluntary Sector
- 2 Understanding the Prison Service
- 3 The Penal Voluntary Sector
- 4 Recent Progress in Community-based Voluntary Sector Work with the Prison Service
- 5 Prison Service Policy on Voluntary and Community Sector Partnerships
- 6 Voluntary Sector Provision in the Penal System
- 7 The Contribution of Volunteers in the Penal System
- 8 The Faith-based and Minority Ethnic Voluntary Sector
- 9 A Governor's Perspective
- 10 Principles and Pragmatism: Surviving Working with the Prison Service
- 11 Funding the Penal Voluntary Sector
- 12 Practical Steps for a Successful Partnership
- 13 The Road Ahead: Issues and Strategies for Future Joint Working
- Appendix I: Directory of Voluntary Sector Organizations Working in the Penal Field
- Appendix II: Charitable Trusts Working in the Penal Affairs Field and Crime Prevention
- Appendix Ill: The Laming Report
- APPENDIX IV: Chronology of Relevant Development
- Appendix V: Further Reading
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-194) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611124861
- 9781281124869
- 1281124869
- 9781906534608
- 1906534608
- OCLC:
- 923509560
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