Social Work Today

Date01 September 1981
Published date01 September 1981
DOI10.1177/026455058102800416
Subject MatterArticles
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volved-although, because of its origin
SOCIAL WORK TODAY
as a symposium, rather than as an ortho-
It can hardly escape your notice that
dox survey of the subject, details are
SWT has purchased two whole pages in
occasionally elusive. The material is a
this edition to advertise a special sub-
stimulating mixture of research findings,
scription offer to probation officers.
attitude surveys, accounts of victim pro-
If you have not seen SWT recently
jects, and an examination of problems of
you may be surprised by the extent and
both operational practice and the evolu-
success of changes in appearance, con-
tion of associated legal procedures. Some
tent and editorial style. It seems to be a
of the research deals with British com-
much more intelligent and interesting
munity service orders, but is of doubtful
magazine, concerned much less with
validity. Otherwise this clear, readable
performing as a weekly newspaper.
and thought-provoking book would pro-
The Managing and Deputy Editors
vide the reader interested in restitution
attended conference, and gave generous
with a useful, if expensive, introduction.
cover to it in the edition dated October
Mrs J. S. M. ROBERTS
27th. They’ve been friendly to us-you
ACPO. Staffordshire
may find they are worth reading too!
LETTERS
Littoral Intuition
is actually the falsifier.
Anderson’s desire to be capable of
Dear Sir,
’pure reactions’ through rejection of
My intuitive response to Bob Ander-
judgment and assumptions is like wanting
son’s article ’The...

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