The origins of the Probation Service : the orthodox accounts
The 'crusade' begins : the origins of the Probation Service revisited
Early practice : redemption, pledges, and terrible warnings
From awakening the conscience to providing insight
Folk theories, practice, and the heyday of treatment
The emergence of doubt : the non-treatment paradigm and alternative therapy
The rise to dominance of evidence-based practice
Conclusion : back to where we started.
Supervising offenders in the community : a history of probation theory and practice by Maurice Vanstone. ISBN 0754641902. Published by Ashgate in 2004. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.