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Kerstin Svensson

Kerstin Svensson

Professor

Kerstin Svensson

Shades of professionalism: Risk assessment in pre‐sentence reports in Sweden

Author

  • Anders Persson
  • Kerstin Svensson

Summary, in English

Abstract in Undetermined
An emphasis on risk assessment has been introduced in the instructions guiding pre-sentence reports in Sweden. Since this focus indicates an organizational aspiration to risk management, we examined how pre-sentence assessments are made and especially how probation officers relate to risk assessments. Our results show that probation officers do not act in accordance with the guidelines; they tend to focus on offender needs and social situations more than risk factors, and the reports still resemble the previous social reports based on clinical assessments. This article is based on an analysis of 1320 pre-sentence reports, along with 18 individual interviews and 6 focus groups with probation officers.

Department/s

  • School of Social Work

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Pages

176-190

Publication/Series

European Journal of Criminology

Volume

9

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Topic

  • Social Work

Keywords

  • pre-sentence reports
  • probation
  • professionalism
  • risk assessment

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1741-2609