01257nam a2200133   450000100060000010000410000610100080004720000720005533007930012746100600092060601130098070000200109385200100111320348  a20060410u           y0pory50      ba  aeng  aBlack and asian probationerseimplications of the home office study  aThis article presents the main findings of a survey of Black, Asian and mixed heritage men supervised by the probation service in 2001-2003. It discusses the long-standing concern that minority ethnic groups may be subject to discriminatory treatment in the criminal justice system, and examines the probation service's response to this concern. In the presentation and discussion of the findings, comparisons are made where possible with predominantly white probation samples. These suggest that minority ethnic offenders in the sample had received the same community sentences as white offenders with higher levels of criminogenic need. The possible meanings of this finding are explored, along with the implications of respondents' views of what constitutes helpful probation practice.  vV.53,n.1dMar. 2006pp.24-37tProbation JournalcLondon  aDISCRIMINAÇÃO RACIAL  ETNIAS  PROGRAMAS DE ACÇÃO  EXCLUSÃO SOCIAL  SUPERVISÃO  PROBATION SERVICE  aCALVERLEYbAdam  jP.105