A Better Place
| Author | E.A. Williams |
| Published date | 01 September 1996 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455059604300321 |
| Date | 01 September 1996 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
which, at least, were ancestors of today’s
up your good work to keep probation the
human beings. It follows that the assertion
profession it must continue to be.
that Africa is ‘the birthplace of all
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humanity’ is unsustainable, and a gross
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distortion of reality.
Ameke’s scholarship is non-existent.
Video Conferencing
Not a single date is put in his scheme of
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things. He implies all of Europe was
we
were
introduced to video conferencing,
covered by the Ice Age. Not so; only a part
an innovation from the United States now
of Britain was covered. Ice did not cover
being tested in the criminal justice system
the southern part of present day England
here which appears to have considerable
nor the lands further south towards the
positive potential for courts, prisoners,
Mediterranean basin.
lawyers and prison staff alike. The
One could write at far greater length
technology allows persons remanded to
about the defects in Ameke’s article, but
custody to link up with courts for routine
that would only serve to give it a status it
remand appearances or bail applications
does not merit. I shudder to think of what
without the expense and inconvenience of
rubbish awaits us in Part II. IfAmeke still
being transported for a personal
clings to the notion of black pre-eminence,
appearance. In addition to improvements in
perhaps he would care to explain to us
efficiency and decreased security risks in
Ancient Egypt’s well documented
pre-trial procedures, video conferencing
preference for incest and slavery.
has the capacity to facilitate discussion
between prisoners and their legal
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representatives, long distance pre-sentence
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enquiries and throughcare contact by the
Probation Service, training programmes,
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inter-prison visits and visits between sex
offenders and their children where Social
As a retired probation officer who used to
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