IAN LOADER Youth, Policing and Democracy Ian Loader Macmillan Press, 1996; pp 198; £14.99 pbk
| Published date | 01 September 1996 |
| Date | 01 September 1996 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455059604300313 |
| Author | Nigel Stone |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
It seems to me
that feminists who
Arshad explores her work as a black
doubt the merits of direct work with male
woman
training white men in anti-
clients are unlikely to opt for work in the
discriminatory practice and, drawing on her
Probation Service. In the probation context,
own
research, concludes that she favours
therefore, this book serves to encourage
anti-sexism training delivered in mixed
workers seeking to practise from a feminist
gender groups.
perspective and offers some useful
The book concludes with a ’code of
guidelines. I was not convinced by all its
practice for femimst work with men’ . This
conclusions, but they did stimulate thought.
is a coherent and practical drawing together
Cavanagh and Lewis write about
of the principles and strategies outlined in
interviewing violent men and, although
earlier chapters. Working with Men does
they are researchers and not social
provide a theoretical framework which can
workers, I found their thoughts about how
be used to analyse current practice, in the
to prepare for interviews and then
preparation of new programmes and in
challenge the attitudes and behaviour of
work with students. I can recommend it on
their subjects to be useful. Similar themes
that basis, but I enjoyed reading it because
are tackled by Wilson in her chapter about
of the personal and thoughtful way many
her work with a pro-feminist re-education
contributors wrote about their practice.
programme for male perpetrators of
Despite the variety of settings, issues of
domestic violence. She is also an advocate
challenge and compromise in work with
of mixed gender leadership of programmes
men
were shared and familiar to me
too.
for men.
The contribution by Knox about her
Jane Dominey
practice as a social worker, mostly with sex
Probation Officer, Cambridge
offenders, in Edinburgh prison could
usefully be read by anyone contemplating a
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move
to a similar setting. She writes clearly
about the issues that arise for a...
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