Mary Corcoran m.corcoran@keele.ac.uk
'Penal drift' and the voluntary sector
Corcoran
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This paper explores the concept of ‘penal drift’ - the gradual adoption of criminal justice culture, language and working practices - in voluntary sector organisations (VSOs) commissioned to deliver services to offenders. It identifies increases in coerced attendance, obligations to report non-compliance, targets to reduce re-offending, and contracts to ‘process’ high caseloads, as factors behind such drift, which can jeopardise relationships with service users and the sector’s traditional ‘value-driven’ approach. It is concluded that most VSOs have so far managed to resist these threats and to balance contractual obligations with adherence to core values. However, this comes at a cost in staff time and energy and is difficult to sustain. There are concerns that the longer term effects may be quite damaging to the sector.
Acceptance Date | Jan 30, 2019 |
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Publication Date | Sep 4, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Howard Journal of Crime and Justice |
Print ISSN | 2059-1098 |
Pages | 430-449 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12307 |
Keywords | voluntary sector, offender management, criminalisation of social policy, penal drift, transforming Rehabilitation |
Publisher URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20591101 |
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