What Works in Offender Compliance International Perspectives and Evidence-Based Practice

This book draws together the latest international literature on offender compliance during penal supervision and after a court order expires. Experts based in jurisdictions in Europe, Australia, the United States and Canada have contributed chapters which provide rich insights into international perspectives on offender compliance. The book highlights the multidimensionality of compliance, its dynamics and its mechanisms. There is also a detailed examination of the compliance issues that may be relevant to specific groups such as women and young people who offend.

There is a dearth of literature in the field of offender compliance during penal supervision, this book addresses the gap in the literature by presenting emerging international developments in compliance theory, research and practice.
This book will appeal academics in the fields of criminology, sociology, psychology, social policy and social work. It will also be a valuable resource for policy makers, criminal justice practitioners and other practitioners who are engaged in work that involves encouraging compliance with legal orders. These include police, prison, probation, youth justice and social service practitioners.

Peter Raynor is Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the Department of Criminology at Swansea University
Pamela Ugwudike is Lecturer in Criminology at the Department of Criminology at Swansea University

PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - PROBATION AND COMPLIANCE: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
1. Introduction; Pamela Ugwudike and Peter Raynor
2. Compulsory Persuasion in Probation History; Maurice Vanstone
3. What Counts? Community Sanctions and the Construction of Compliance; Gwen Robinson
4. Re-analysing the Compliance Dynamic: Towards a Co-productive Strategy and Practice; Patricia McCulloch
PART II: IN THE FRONTLINE: THE IMPORTANCE OF OFFENDER MOTIVATION
5. Self-Applied Situational Crime Prevention as an Aid to Compliance; Anthony E. Bottoms
6. What and Who Might Enhance Offender Compliance: Situating Responsibilities; Ralph C. Serin, Caleb D. Lloyd, Laura J. Hanby and Marianna Shturman
7. Compliance through Discussion: the Jersey Experience; Peter Raynor
8. Compliance in Prisons; Ben Crewe
9. Surveillance-Based Compliance using Electronic Monitoring; Mike Nellis
10. Compliance with Community Orders: Frontline Perspectives and Evidence-based Practices; Pamela Ugwudike
PART III: EVIDENCE-LED COMPLIANCE MECHANISMS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
11. Offender Recall for Non-compliance in France and Fairness: an Analysis of 'sentences implementation courts' Practices; Martine Herzog-Evans
12. Compliance Dynamics: a Multidisciplinary Review and Exploration of Compliance Processes in the Belgian Context; Stef Decoene and Kristel Beyens
13. Effective Supervision of Young Offenders; Christopher Trotter
14. A Tale of Two Innovations: Motivational Interviewing and Core Correctional Practices in US Probation; Melissa Alexander, Christopher T. Lowenkamp and Charles R. Robinson
15. The Importance of Building Good Relationships in Community Corrections: Evidence, Theory, and Practice of the Therapeutic Alliance; Guy Bourgon and Leticia Guiterrez
PART IV: OFFENDER DIVERSITY: CONTEXTUALISING COMPLIANCE THEORY, POLICY AND PRACTICE
16. Working with Women in Probation: 'Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?'; Loraine Gelsthorpe
17. Encouraging Compliance, Maintaining Credibility or Fast Tracking to Custody?' Perspectives on enforcement in the youth justice system; Tim Bateman
18. Achieving Compliance with Drug Misusing Offenders: Challenges for the Probation Service; Paul Sparrow
19. Conclusion: What Works in Offender Compliance?; Pamela Ugwudike and Peter Raynor