An Open Letter To the New Home Secretary
| Published date | 01 June 1979 |
| Date | 01 June 1979 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/026455057902600201 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
probation
...
journal
PUBLISHED
BY
THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF
PROBATION
OFFICERS
HON.
EDITOR:
DAVID
MATHIESON
EDITORIAL
BOARD:
JACK
CHAPMAN,
PETER
FORD,
KENNETH
HOWE,
ROGER
SHAW,
JILL
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AN
OPEN
LETTER
TO
THE
NEW
HOME
SECRETARY
Rt
Hon
William
Whitelaw,
CH,
MC,
MP
Dear
Mr
Whitelaw,
As
Shadow
Home
Secretary,
you
became
very
familiar
with
the
Pro-
bation
Service,
NAPO
and
PROBATION
JOURNAL.
In
welcoming
you
to
your
new
responsibilities
as
Home
Secretary,
we
are
confident
that
your
keen
interest
will
continue.
The
Probation
Service
has
a
long
history
of
social
work
service
to
the
courts
and
the
penal
system.
The
present
time
is
one
of
considerable
change
and
development
for
the
Service
as
we
seek
to
make
an
effective
contribution
to
the
objectives
of
reducing
the
prison
population
and
preventing
crime.
PROBATION
JOURNAL
publishes
each
quarter
a
wide
spectrum
of
views
and
experiences
concerning
the
full
range
of
the
work
of
the
Probation
Service.
This
current
edition
presents
challenges
on
the
important
issues
of
prison
through-care
and
matrimonial
work.
The
thorny
issue
of
the
relationship
between
probation
and
punishment
and
the
urgent
need
for
more
effective
public
relations
also
demand
the
attention
of
our
readers.
In
wishing
you
well
in
your
new
government
duties,
we
hope
that
future
editions
of
PROBATION
JOURNAL
will
be
helpful
to
you
and
your
colleagues
at
the
Home
Office
in
the
vital
task
of
supporting
and
develop-
ing
the
Probation
Service.
DAVID
MATHIESON
(on
behalf
of
the
Editorial
Board)
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