00841nam a2200133   450000100060000010000410000610100080004720000610005533004480011646100620056460600520062670000190067885200100069719104  a20030821u           y0pory50      ba  aeng  aSkills and knowledge for contemporary probation practice  aThis article discusses research conducted in Canada and the UK, which considered probation officers' views about the skills and background knowledge they felt necessary to undertake probation practice. Despite changing and very different political and structural contexts, the research finds clear agreement between the two samples on core skills rated as being most important, particularly interviewing and interpersonal communication skills.  vV.50,n.2dJune 2003pP.101-114tProbation JournalcLondon  aPROBATION  PROBATION OFFICER  PROBATION SERVICE  aBRACKENbDenis  jP.105