01314nam a2200157   450000100060000009000100000610000410001610100080005720000790006533007720014446100620091660600570097870000220103585200100105799500890106720732  a20732  a20070209u           y0pory50      ba  aeng  aIs more better? The value and potential of intensive community supervision  aIntensive supervision of persistent and serious offenders in the community has experienced a revival of interest in recent years in England and Wales. Some initiatives, such as the Prolific and other Priority Offenders Programme, and the Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme for juveniles, have been adopted on a large scale. These schemes have had two main aims: to reduce re-offending and to provide an alternative to custody. Evaluations of the projects have shown mixed results, however, and not provided robust evidence of success. The article discusses these findings and suggests that it may be more profitable to consider alternative aims for intensive supervision, such as public protection, proportionate punishment, and offender rehabilitation.  vV.53,n.4dDec. 2006pp.347-360tProbation JournalcLondon  aSUPERVISÃO  COMUNIDADE  REINCIDÊNCIA  WHAT WORKS  aMERRINGTONbSimon  jP.105  104P__105_00000000000000052021-12-17924061aDGRSPcDGRSPkP.105n2021-12-17o0rAP