Bearing witness to desistance
Sarah Anderson in this year’s Probation Journal best paper discusses the value and effectiveness of probation officers bearing witness to desistance.
15th June 2017
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Sarah Anderson in this year’s Probation Journal best paper discusses the value and effectiveness of probation officers bearing witness to desistance.
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