00701nam a2200133   450000100060000010000410000610100080004720000630005533003460011846100620046460600140052670000170054085200100055714992  a20010326u           y0pory50      ba  aeng  aSo, centratisation improves service delivery?fAnita Gibbs  aA number of probation services have recently been considering the closure of outlying offices with a view to centralising into larger multipurpose offices. Anita Gibbs puts the case against this trend, arguing that it will lead to deteriorating working conditions and an unacceptable reduction in the quality of service to probation clients.  vV.45,n.3dSep. 1998pp.160-161tProbation JournalcLondon  aPROBATION  aGIBBSbAnita  jP.105