01209nam a2200181   450000100060000010000410000610100080004720000450005533007310010046100600083160600180089160600280090960600140093760600210095170000230097270100220099585200100101720728  a20070207u           y0pory50      ba  aeng  aAbolishing probationea political crime?  aIronically, on the eve of its centenary, the probation service - despite its unique position within the criminal justice system - is in greater danger of extinction than at any time in its history. This article argues that populist-driven policies offer little in the way of public protection against crime or reduction in the harm caused by it. Instead, it promotes the case for a renewed political commitment to probation by arguing for a constructive, evidence-based approach to community sentences based on the principle of consent, community participation, and selfsentencing - probationers sharing responsibility for devising their own rehabilitation programmes that exploit their strengths rather than their weaknesses.  vV.53,n.4dDec. 2006p408-416tProbation JournalcLondon  aDIREITO PENAL  aPOLÍTICA DE JUSTIÇA  aPROBATION  aREABILITAÇÃO  aPRIESTLEYbPhilip   aVANSTONEbMaurice  jP.105