Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The emergence and importance of evidence-based practice in probation and youth justice / Ros Burnett and Colin Roberts -- 2. Evidence-based practice in the National Probation Service / Christine Knott -- 3. Towards effective practice in the Youth Justice System / Cedric Fullwood and Helen Powell -- 4. Assessment tools in probation: their development and potential / Simon Merrington -- 5. Is asset really an asset? Assessment of young offenders in practice / Kerry Baker -- 6. Exploring effective educational interventions for young people who offend / Geoff Hayward, Martin Stephenson and Maggie Blyth -- 7. Probation interventions to address basic skills and employment needs / Ilona Haslewood-Pocsik and Grainne McMahon -- 8. Offending behaviour programmes: emerging evidence and implications for practice / Colin Roberts -- 9. Intensive supervision and surveillance programmes for young offenders: the evidence base so far / Robin Moore -- 10. One-to-one ways of promoting desistance: in search of an evidence base / Ros Burnett -- 11. Using community service to encourage inclusive citizenship: evidence from the CS pathfinder / Sue Rex and Loraine Gelsthorpe -- 12. Opportunity, motivation and change: some findings from research on resettlement / Peter Raynor -- 13. Pursuing evidence-based inspection / Rod Morgan.

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.