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Black and Asian probationers: Implications of the Home Office study

Calverley, Adam; Cole, Bankole; Kaur, Gurpreet; Lewis, Sam; Raynor, Peter; Vanstone, Maurice; Sadeghi, Soheila; Smith, David; Wardak, Ali

Authors

Adam Calverley

Bankole Cole

Gurpreet Kaur

Sam Lewis

Peter Raynor

Maurice Vanstone

Soheila Sadeghi

David Smith

Ali Wardak



Abstract

This 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. © 2006, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.

Citation

Calverley, A., Cole, B., Kaur, G., Lewis, S., Raynor, P., Vanstone, M., …Wardak, A. (2006). Black and Asian probationers: Implications of the Home Office study. Probation Journal, 53(1), 24-37. https://doi.org/10.1177/0264550506060863

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Mar 1, 2006
Deposit Date Mar 15, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Probation Journal
Print ISSN 0264-5505
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 53
Issue 1
Pages 24-37
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0264550506060863
Keywords Discrimination; Ethnicity; Programmes; Social exclusion; Supervision
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3568058