Table of Contents

Introduction: challenging times Part One: Analysing the Challenge 1. The history of social work with Offenders in Scotland 2. Re-offending: Understanding the 'Problem' 3. Ending Offending: Supporting Desistance Part Two: The legal Context 4. Advice and services to Court 5. Supervising Offenders in the Community 6. Prisons and Resettlement Part Three: Towards Effective Practice 7. Offender management or Change Management? 8. Developing Human Capital 9. Developing Social Capital Conclusion: Reducing Re-offending and Community Justice