Opening and introductory statements. Key note addresses: International trends in non-custodial sanctions; Developments in probation: an international perspective; Knowledge transfer and its mismanagement: the 'what works' for administration and leaders. Session one: What works in corrections? A blueprint for action. Working group reports on: Types of supervision and 'what works', community based offender programmes, use of volunteers. Session two: Developing a probation capability: assessment, monitoring, evaluation and training; Working group reports on: Training, risk assessment, performance indicators and minimun standards. Session three: Probation as a community-based programme; Working group reports on: Probation practice and the culture, introducing and revitalising probation: political dimension. Session four: Leadership in the management of the criminal justice system. Working group reports on: Knowledge transfer and international co-operation, probation, law enforcement and social welfare. Session five: The draft Handbook on Probation Services: guidelines for Probation. Practitioners and managers. European standards in the area of community sanctions and measures. The permanent european conference on probation and aftercare. Closing statement. General report. International co-operation in probation. Technical co-operation needs. Annexes: The needs/risks assessment record developed by South Bank University. Examples of the output from the Offender Group Reconviction. Score developed by the Home Office.