http://www.westyorksprobation.org.uk/library.php RSS Feed for the West Yorkshire Probation Board Library. en-gb Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:52:47 +0000 60 Copyright 2012 West Yorkshire Probation Board http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=17833 In 2002 the photographer Donovan Wylie began visually documenting the decommissioning of HMP Maze, more colloquially known as 'The Maze'. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:09:38 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=17832 It has been suggested that as long as people have been able to travel, they have been drawn towards sites, attractions or events that are linked in one way or another with death, suffering, violence or disaster. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:05:53 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=17831 Leafing through papers at the Great Yarmouth Museum Service relating to Sarah Martin, Christian visitor at Yarmouth Gaol between 1818 and 1843 and a pioneer in prisoner rehabilitation, I came across an extraordinary image of prison life. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:03:16 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=17830 Since the middle of the twentieth century, the women's prison has held its place in one of the danker corners of the popular imagination. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:07 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=17829 In comparison to the lives of offenders more generally, the way in which white-collar offenders experience and respond to punishment at the hands of the criminal justice system is not well understood. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:50:10 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=17828 According to official statistics, Sao Paulo state police killed 1,470 civillians in 1992. 111 of these deaths occurred on 2 October, when 300 military police, many armed with machine guns, entered block 9 of Casa de Detancao de Sao Paulo in response to a riot. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:47:19 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=17827 News reports about crime are replete with the language of otherness; people who offend do so because they are not like us. The media's tendency to differentiate between in-group and out-group is a trend most famously observed by Stan Cohen in his 1972 study of folk devils and moral panics. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:43:47 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=17826 When Ruth Ellis became the last women to be executed in England and Wales in July 1955, execution had long been something which took place in private. it is a well established argument that the ending of public execution in 1868 mad e the practice mundane and bureaucratic, and wrung out of it any trace of the ceremonial and festive. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:36:20 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=17825 This is a story about a young boy who kills a taxi-driver and then the law kills the boy Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:31:57 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=1&directid=17824 Since the release of Porridge in the mid 1970s it has become one of the most well known and loved comedy series and in 2004, it was voted seventh in a BBC Poll of the 100 Greatest British Sitcoms.' The Central characters have become etched into popular culture as one of the most frequently scheduled programmes about prison and in recent years with the expansion of a large number of channels, it is often repeated on the BBC as well as on channels like GOLD Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:26:50 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=17823 During the course of our lives we will see countless crimes being committed, watch police interviews with suspects, observe trials, witness murders and eavesdrop on heated interactions between criminal justice professionals. We will also get to see the inside of the prison on a regular basis in the process witnessing everything from parole hearings to riots, bullying and sexual assaults. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:20:03 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=17822 This article considers recent proposals by the coalition government to expand the scope of criminal liability for squatting. It explores the history of the present law in this area, and three key criticisms of the use of criminal law to resolve these types of dispute. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:03:00 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=17821 This article argues that the common law framework that regulates the police when they seek entry into homes with the consent of occupier should be reviewed. it offers three reasons for the claim. first, we should recognise the existence and development of a sui generic public law of police trespass that had its basis in private law principles regulating neighbours but which has diverged. Next, private law is not suitable at accommodating the very different tensions at play when citizens and police officers interact. Lastly, we will more easily realise the strength of the case for requiring that entry by consent should be informed. The article makes the further claim that common law development of public law trespass, even along lines iterated above, will no achieve our desired outcome. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:57:32 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=17820 This article explores the 2009 Act's test for departing from sentencing guidelines, in the light of the Lord Chief Justice's judgment in the "riots" case of Blackshaw, the wording of the statute, and relevant case-law. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:47:04 +0000 http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=9781847428912&index=books&linkCode=qs&tag=justpublished-21 This book reviews the policies which governments have adopted over the last thirty years; the more recent developoments in sentencing, policing, community sentences, prisons and the governance of criminal justice; and the lessons that can be learned from them. It offers a principled framework for the develoopment of policy, legislation and practice, arguing with examples fo an approach which is focussed first on people and their capacities, situations and relationships, and on treating them with humanity and respect, and only then on reforming institutions, structures and systems. The authors make suggestions for ways in which opposing views and attitudes might be more often reconciled, based on promoting precedural justice and legitimacy; fostering human decency and civility; and enabling prevention, restoration and desistance from crime. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:14:30 +0000 http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=9781905541751&index=books&linkCode=qs&tag=justpublished-21 This has been written in an accessible way so that those with a background and those with little background in engagement can develop their understandings and skills. It covers background information and theories of participation and engagement. It explores some of the complex issues such as power, politics and relationships; and offers a range of practical activities, and opportunities to reflect on how to support and facilitate engagement, how to develop effective communications and to manage virtual engagement. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:14:10 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=17819 Purpose - Dissemination of good practice information to practitioners is one of the great challenges of the substance abuse treatment sector. The authors' understanding of the process by which research is translated is limited, but a whole of workforce approach is considered best practice. This paper aims to examine organisational change as a result of a workforce capacity-building program over six months. Design/methodology/approach - A total of 195 staff (nine service managers, 39 supervisors and 147 clinicians) in 13 alcohol and other drug (AOD) services across Australia participated in mental health screening and brief intervention training using PsyCheck. PsyCheck is designed to detect and address common mental health symptoms among drug treatment clients. The Dual Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Treatment (DDCAT) index was used to measure capacity before and after training. Findings - There was no significant difference between baseline and follow-up DDCAT scores; however, th Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:51:34 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=17818 Purpose - This review aims to discuss the planning, implementation and evaluation of a 24-session alcohol and drug group for eight service users, based on the Behavioural Treatment for Substance Abuse in Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Model (BTSAS), delivered by a group of multi-disciplinary staff in a medium secure forensic setting. Design/methodology/approach - Evaluation tools were completed pre- and post-group to measure attendee outcomes and perceptions of their group experience. Findings - The group programme was well received, although adaptations to meet specific medium-secure needs will be required for future group work. Practical implications - The development and implementation of the group has raised awareness within the medium-secure setting, facilitating a less punitive and more collaborative response. Originality/value - The paper highlights interventions to support the medium-secure setting to develop a more pragmatic bespoke response to meet alcohol and drug Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:17:16 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=17817 Purpose - This article seeks to summarise the recent publication, Turning the Tide: A Vision Paper for multiple needs and exclusions by Revolving Doors and Making Every Adult Matter. It addresses the significant financial and social costs of society's failure to support the 60,000 adults facing multiple needs and exclusions in England today and how this damage can be prevented. Design/methodology/approach - In total, six qualitative evidence seminars and a series of individual meetings were held, with 60 stakeholders consulted. The paper draws on the expertise of member agencies, partners, and the members of Revolving Doors' service user forum who have direct experience of multiple needs and exclusions. Findings - People facing multiple needs and exclusions experience several problems simultaneously, have ineffective contact with services and, as a result, live chaotic lives. They are a small group but impose disproportionate costs on themselves, families, communities and the public Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:11:43 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=2&directid=17816 Purpose - The term "dual diagnosis" has been widely accepted as referring to co-existing mental illness and substance misuse. However, it is clear from the literature that individuals with these co-existing difficulties continue to be excluded from mainstream mental health services. The term "dual diagnosis" can be pejorative and therefore, complicate or obstruct engagement. It is argued within this paper that the association between mental illness and substance misuse (including alcohol misuse) is an intricate and often a complex relationship involving a multitude of psychosocial factors that cannot be simply explained by an individual having two co-existing disorders. From this perspective, this paper seeks to argue that the term "dual diagnosis" should be actively de-emphasised. Design/methodology/approach - This paper offers a critique of "dual diagnosis" and the potential impact on access and treatment through discussion of the literature and reflections on service provision. Fi Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:07:34 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=17815 Just before his death in 1543 Nicolaus Copornicus, published his celebrated book that is often regarded as the starting point of modern astronomy and the defining epiphany that began the scientific revolution. Increasingly, I've been wondering whether it is time for a similar sort of Copernican revolution for the field of offender rehabilitation. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:33:37 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=17814 The sexual abuse of children and young people by those who work with them is a global problem. Yet, our knowledge of this form of abuse remains limited. There is a dearth of research on offenders' accounts of how they perpetrated abuse within a paid work or voluntary sector environment. Thus, our focus here is on data collected during individual interviews with eight adult males who had been imprisoned for abusing a total of 35 children while in a position of trust. We examine abusers' accounts of the abuse: how they gained access to victims; how they initiated, maintained, and concealed abuse; and finally, how it might be prevented. We reflect on the relevance of this work for the criminal justice system and its significance for those outside the criminal justice field. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:24:54 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=17813 High reoffending rates after release from custody suggest that custodial regimes are not working effectively. An extensive rolling out of rehabilitation programmes across the prison estate has not had a great impact on addressing this problem with respect to repeat or habitual offenders. Drawing from script theory, cognitive deficits and offending patterns, I propose that the general thinking style of such offenders is reinforced by the basic arrangement of custodial regimes and, therefore, time being served, unwittingly reinforces the very cognitive processes that lead to an offending cycle. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:20:32 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=17812 The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has been collecting aggregated data on illicit drug use among European prison populations for over a decade. Additional studies were identified in a literature search. Together, these sources yielded 53 studies reporting data during the period 2000 to 2008. Analysis of these studies reveals that the available data are scarce and patchy, with large variations in methodology. This diversity hampers comparison, and may, in part, account for the wide range of prevalence estimates for drug use and drug injecting, both prior to imprisonment and while in prison. This article concludes that a common instrument to measure drug use and its consequences in European prison populations is needed. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:14:17 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=17811 In May 2007, Irish prisoners voted for the first time as a result of legislation which allowed them to cast their franchise. This article outlines the first experience of voting for Irish prisoners and sets out their views on voting, politics, politicians and civic engagement. Despite optimism that enfranchisement would encourage prisoners to vote, the low turnout suggests a population for whom special measures are needed if they are to embrace the franchise. As the Conservative-Liberal Democrat government considers its response to the Hirst judgment on the enfranchisement of prisoners, the experience of Ireland might help inform UK policy makers in their deliberations. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:03:30 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=17810 This discussion of Les Prisons de la misÃre (Raisons d'agir Editions, Paris, 1999 - expanded and updated English-language edition, Prisons of Poverty, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 2009) responds to queries put forth by the editors of R de rÃel and originally published in French in that journal in June 2000 (vol. 3, pp.33-8). It argues that the carceral boom in the United States results from the penalisation of poverty correlative of the simultaneous revamping of the economic, welfare and justice missions of the state. Pro-market think tanks have played a driving role in fashioning and diffusing America's 'punitive common sense' across the Atlantic, thus accelerating the import of aggressive crime rhetorics and policies in Western Europe by political elites (including Left governments) seduced by neoliberal ideology. But, while the prison purports to enforce the law and to curtail the disorders generated by economic deregulation, the recent French experience confirms th Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:58:23 +0000 http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=9781592854783&index=books&linkCode=qs&tag=justpublished-21 Ensnarled by Cybersex? How to release yourself from problematic online sexual behaviour. As the internet becomes a more powerful, imposing force in our lives, indeed becoming difficult to avoid, the potential for related problems also increases. This includes trouble of a sexual nature. When accessing porn no longer requires even a trip to the store, when we can view and participate in sexual activities anonymously, when younger and younger children are being exposed to sex online, when virtual interactions take over, limiting and even destroying real-time relationships, we are in crisis. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:44:35 +0000 http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=9781412929851&index=books&linkCode=qs&tag=justpublished-21 A highly practical guide for all professionals who use groups to help people. For those new to the solution-focused approach it provides a clear, step-by-step introduction, while for more experienced practitioners it presents ideas and techniques which can be readily integrated into existing practice. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:21:11 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=17804 Purpose - Governance is an emerging aspect of social care organisations embodying professionally-led risk management, quality assurance and service improvement. The purpose of this paper is to put forward a broad conceptualisation of the main dimensions of quality and risk in social care. Design/methodology/approach - A survey was undertaken to seek the perspectives on social care governance (SCG) of social workers in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland where clinical and SCG is formalised in the integrated health and social care service. Findings - The 123 respondents were from a wide range of grades, aspects of work (practice, management and training) and both children's and adult services. Approximately, 60 per cent of social workers thought themselves knowledgeable on SCG, but this self-reported knowledge was considerably higher amongst managers and trainers than practitioners. The risk register was familiar to 61 per cent of respondents. Social wor Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:20:09 +0000 http://www.my-lms.co.uk/link.php?link=vafreg+vagb+erfhygf+%28FrnepuVQ%2CNpprffvba%2CGlcr%2CEnax%29+fryrpg+%23FRFFVBA%23%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore%2C%27Nqinaprq%27%2CZ_Npprffvba_Ahzore+sebz+arjpngnybthr+jurer+YvoenelVq%3D1+naq+%28Ybpxrq%3D%27%27+be+Ybpxrq+vf+ahyy+be+Ybpxrq%3D%27Ab%27%29+beqre+ol+%60Qngr+Nqqrq%60+QRFP+yvzvg+0%2C30&pageid=3&directid=17808 Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between secondary school teachers' perception of principal leadership style (specifically transformational and transactional leadership styles) and school climate. Design/methodology/approach - The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire was used to assess the transformational and transactional leadership styles of principals. Climate data were obtained using the School Level Environment Questionnaire. The theoretical framework of this study is derived from Theory of Leadership Style. The authors surveyed 141 teachers from 17 urban secondary schools in northern Malaysia. Findings - It was found that transformational leadership has an effect on four aspects of school climate (affiliation, innovation, professional interest, and resource adequacy) whereas transactional leadership only effects participatory decision making. Research limitations/implications - Whereas school climate impacts student achievement and is Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:17:57 +0000