Account
| Date | 01 September 1991 |
| Published date | 01 September 1991 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455059103800309 |
| Author | Shamim Khan |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
contract was made for the future con=
duct of the order.
At the adjourned hearing a guilty
plea was eventually entered and my
recommendation to the Court was for
the order to continue. He was fined
£50 for the breach and the Chair of the
Bench remarked ’we deplore this
behaviour, which is totally unaccep-
ACCOUNT table. It is fortunate for you that the
Hampshire Probation Service is
prepared to allow the order to
continue’.
Breach of a Racist Client
I am a probation officer based in the
A
Learning Experience
adult supervision team in Southamp-
As this was possibly the first case of its
ton. In August 1990, I was allocated
kind in Britain, I hope it has produced
responsibility for a white twenty four
a good learning experience for
year old male probationer. From the
managers within the Probation Service.
outset of supervision, he refused to
The issue of the supervision of racist
acknowledge me as his supervising of-
clients needs to be looked at in terms
ficer and made extremely racist
of support.
remarks towards me, saying he could
I am aware of the existence of
not understand why people like me
ABPO
(Association of Black Probation
were probation officers and ’you
Officers) but as an Asian felt I was able
should be kissing my feet’. On being
to identify with NAAPS (National
told that racist remarks or behaviour
Association of Asian Probation Staff) of
would not be tolerated, -he refused to
which I am
a
member. Whilst I cannot
communicate with
fault the
me, continuing
support which I received from
however to report in regularly.
my
managers and colleagues, being the
Lengthy discussions followed with
only Asian in Hampshire Probation I
higher
would have felt
management through my line
totally isolated had I
not been allowed time off to attend
manager. Hampshire Probation...
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