Commons or communes remain in the Jersey landscape as a vestige of our feudal past. But apart from the odd conveyancing transaction, little has been written about these areas of land and only a few select individuals know anything about those that are still operated....
The Royal Court and the Parishes of Jersey
This article explores the customary supervisory jurisdiction of the Royal Court over the parishes of Jersey and the officers of those parishes, in light of the recent case whereby the Royal Court directed the Connétable of St John to resign from office and issued...
What matters is what you do: The rediscovery of skills in probation practice
This article discusses the recent emergence of practice skills or ‘core correctional practices’ as a focus for research and staff development in probation work. Starting with the gradual discovery of an empirical approach to practitioners’ use of skills, the article...
Moving Away from Social Work and Half Way Back Again: New Research on Skills in Probation
Research on social work in the criminal justice system was well represented in the social work literature until the 1990s. Since then, changes in the organisation, training and research base of probation practice, particularly in England and Wales, have all...
Probation in Europe: Jersey Probation and After Care Service (JPACS)
Jersey is an autonomous British jurisdiction with links to the Crown, through its historical connection to Normandy, but not to the government of the United Kingdom. Therefore, there are no formal links or accountabilities for Probation Service work with the United...
Skills and Training in British Probation: A Tale of Neglect and Possible Revival
ATTENTION TO SPECIFIC practice skills in the training of probation officers in Britain has been inconsistent, variable, and even haphazard. (The following comments apply mainly to England and Wales: Scotland has no separate Probation Service and uses Criminal Justice...