Kerstin Svensson
Professor
Signs of resistance? Swedish probation officers’ attitudes towards risk assessments
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Summary, in English
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has been influenced by the „What Works‟ agenda since the late 1990‟s and an orientation towards risk and risk management has gradually become visible in the organization. But there is, within the probation service, a discrepancy between two types of logics – an organizational logic and a professional logic. Although guidelines prescribe the use of risk-assessment tools, they are in reality seldom used by practitioners. Through an examination of the reasons given by the probation officers who expressed doubts or concerns about the risk-concept, we question whether this could be seen as signs of resistance based on professional logic.
Department/s
- School of Social Work
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Pages
95-107
Publication/Series
European Journal of Probation
Volume
3
Issue
3
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Social Work
Keywords
- Pre-sentence reports
- Probation officers
- Professionalism
- Risk assessment
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2066-2203