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© British Association of Social Workers

Compulsory Persuasion: A Problem for Correctional Social Work

PETER RAYNOR

After studying classics and philosophy at Oxford and working for a short period in bookselling, Peter Raynor trained in social work at Exeter University and worked as a probation and after care officer in Gloucester. Since 1975 he has been a lecturer in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University College of Swansea where he has a particular interest in probation training.

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Social work risks being misused as a technique for controlling undesirable behaviour, regardless of clients' expectations or choices. This approach to social work involves certain underlying assumptions about human nature which raise considerable ethical and practical difficulties. Recent trends in the probation and after care service are considered, together with some research studies of the effectiveness of social work in reducing offending behaviour. From these it is argued that social work services for offenders are more likely to be effective when the emphasis is on helping with perceived problems and difficulties rather than on crime prevention.


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