Court-ordered community service : the experiences of community organizations and community service workers / Rebecca Nesbit, Su Young Choi, Jody Clay-Warner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nesbit, Rebecca, author.

Choi, Su Young, author.

Clay-Warner, Jody, 1968- author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in public and nonprofit administration, 2515-4303.

Cambridge elements. Elements in public and nonprofit administration, 2515-4303

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community service (Punishment)--Georgia.

Community service (Punishment).

Community-based corrections--Georgia.

Community-based corrections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (75 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Community service is a common court-ordered sanction in many countries. Individuals sentenced to community service must work a specified number of uncompensated hours at an approved community agency, typically as a condition of probation. A core expectation of court-ordered community service is that the community agencies benefit from this labor. However, very little research examines the organizational and interpersonal dynamics involved when community organizations work with court-ordered community service workers. What are local public and nonprofit organizations' experiences with court-ordered community service workers? How do the workers, themselves, experience court-ordered community service within community agencies? We address these questions through interviews with 31 volunteer managers and 34 court-ordered community service workers in two court jurisdictions in Northeast Georgia. We frame our findings within the volunteer management literature and suggest practices that could improve experiences for both the court-ordered community service worker and the community organization.

Contents:

Background and theoretical foundations

The study

Study participants

Preparing for community service workers

Onboarding community service workers

Creating a supportive environment for community service workers

Increasing the value of community service work.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jan 2025).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009631754

1009631756

9781009631778

1009631772