The New " Probation "
| Published date | 01 June 1956 |
| Date | 01 June 1956 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455055600800206 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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not
yet
made
up
his
own
mind
which
are
the
right
stan-
dards !
And
if
he
has
made
up
his
mind,
how
can
he
avoid
saying
so?
In
the
third
place
and
perhaps
most
obviously,
Oedipus
indicates
no
real
substitute
for
the
ideal
he
has
been
learn-
ing
to
whittle
away.
The
whole
impression,
unintentionally
one
presumes,
is
of
pseudo-scientists
tinkering
with
people,
regardless
of
their
sanctity,
fingering
their
complex
person-
alities,
emotion
after
emotion,
with
no
purpose
beyond
the
exercise
itself.
But
this
is
to
betray
the
probationer.
Unless
we
can
confidently
set
before
him
the
pattern
for
himself
and
strive
to
lead
him
towards
it,
we
are
beguiling
him.
Oedipus
offers
probation
for
probation’s
sake:
this
is
a
retreat.
Only
when
entered
upon
for
the
sake
of
the
pro-
bationer
is
the
period
of
probation
likely
to
yield
progress
for
oflicer
and
client
alike.
Allow
me
to
sign
myself,
POLYCARP.
Causes
of
Delinquency
Lord
Feversham’s
thoughtful
address
to
the
conference
at
Colwyn Bay
interested
me
greatly,
not
least
in
his
refer-
ence
to
broken
and
unhappy
homes
as
a
major
cause
of
juvenile
delinquency.
My
particular
interest
arises
from
the
fact
that
for
a
long
time
I
have
been
wondering
if
there
really
is
such
a
close
connection
between
these
homes
and
juvenile
delinquency.
As
is
known,
in
the
metropolitan
area
from
which
I
write,
the
magistrates’
courts
and
the
juvenile
courts
are
altogether
separate
in
their
administration.
The
probation
staffs
serving
each
are
entirely
apart.
Because
of
my
own
experience
-
an
experience
which
I
am
now
attempting
to
alter
-
I
have
made
enquiry
and
it
would
seem
that
seldom
do
adult
court
and
juvenile
court
officers
find
themselves
dealing
with
the
same
families.
It
could
be
judged,
there-
fore - hence
my
enquiry
as
to
the
general
position
-
that
the
large
number
of
matrimonial
cases
dealt
with
in
London
produces
remarkably
few
juvenile
delinquents.
I
realise
that
this
apparent
lack
of
connection
may
be
a
serious
fault
in
the
London
dichotomy,
and
if
London
ex-
perience
proves
to
be
different
from
that
of
the
rest
of
the
country
then
perhaps
something
might
be
expected
to
be
done
about
it.
On
the
other
hand
there
may
be
nothing
in
it,
just
as
there
may
be
nothing
in
the
theory
that
mothers
going
out
to
work
are
a
significant
factor
in
juvenile
delin-
quency.
Professor
Ferguson
in
his
Glasgow
survey
for
in-
stance,
has
shown
that
on
the
whole
there
is
less
juvenile
delinquency
in
the
homes
where
mother
goes
out
to
work.
What
is
the
general
experience
throughout
the
country?
Is
there
a
close
link
between
marital
unhappiness
and
juvenile
delinquency
and
is
the
London
fa~ade
false?
JOHN
F.
BRADLEY.
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The
New " Probation "
LAUNCHING
a
new
magazine
must
always
be
an
exciting
adventure,
and
one
not
lacking
in
danger;
changing
an
old
magazine
is
even
more
dangerous.
Many
readers
like
the
old
style,
many
demand
a
change
-
how
is
the
balance
to
be
kept
between
them?
We
tried,
in
PROBATION,
to
retain
something
of
the
old
style;
we
discarded
after
long
dis-
cussion
a
smaller
page
and
magazine
size
journal
and
we
retained
many
features
of
the
old.
But
we
went
into
a
new
face
of
type,
we
had
a
smarter
lay-out
and
we
added
a
coloured
cover.
It
was
all
designed
to
come
out
in
March
with
a
flourish,
proof
reading
and
make-up
being
so
much
quicker
now
we
were
to
print
in
London.
The
only
thing
we
could
not
have
forecast
was
the
printers’
strike.
Even
the
great
hopes
of
a
launch
with
a
flourish
were
dashed;
the
Journal
started
in
February,
most
of
it
was
set
by
hand,
proofs
took
longer,
illness
fell
on
those
who
were
already
struggling
with
a
strike,
and
the
Journal
limped
out
in
mid-
April,
literally
pushed
into
the
Post
Office
between
many
pressing
jobs
connected
with
the
Conference.
We
waited
for
the
critics;
and
it
is
a
great
relief
to
say
we
received
only
appreciation
and
thanks.
We
are
touched
by
the
kindness
of
the
reception
given
to
the
Journal
and
we
hope
we
may
continue
to
justify
this.
We
were
fortunate
in
our
contributors.
Many
of
them
were
probation
officers
and
here
is
the
secret
of
any
future
success.
We
are
a
professional
service
with
a
wealth
of
experience,
knowledge,
thought
and
talent
within
our
ranks;
may
we
appeal
please
for
more
and
more
articles,
dis-
cussions,
reviews,
by
probation
officers?
In
making
our
changes
we
deliberately
set
our
backs
on
becoming
another
highly
technical
journal;
the
expert
writers
have
their
plat-
form
and
the
readers
who
want
them
can
buy
the
appro-
priate
journals:
but
this
is
the
journal
of
probation.
To
say
that
is
by
no means
to
exclude
other
topics,
but
we
want
to
concentrate
here
on
matters
reasonably
relevant
to
pro-
bation,
or
on
matters
seen
from
the
angle
of
probation.
Will
you
help
us
by
letting
us
know
of
good
speeches
and
papers
given
at
conferences, by
drawing
our
attention
to
articles
and
reviews
or
sending
us
your
comment
on
them,
and
by
writing
yourself
about
matters
on
which
you
feel
some
concern?
The
journal
PROBATION
has
a
wide
circulation
but
it
is
first
and
foremost
the
journal
of
N.A.P.O.
We
want
it
to
be
produced
by
N.A.P.O.
as
well
as
circulated
to
N.A.P.O.
Please
keep
this
always
in
mind.
Now
for
the
Journal
itself.
There
was
one
criticism
-
of
the
colour
of
the
cover.
This
can
be
varied
and
we
may
indeed
try
to
vary
it
with
each
year
or
each
volume.
Our
chief
publishing
difficulty
now
is
with
the
size;
if
the
journal
is
to
be
any
thicker
(and
we
intended
it
to
be)
it
will
not
fold
into
the
usual
envelopes,
and
we
do
not
yet
know
whether
we
can
distribute
it
flat.
We
hope
so.
But
if
not,
we
may
yet
have
to
reconsider
the
size,
but
we
will
give
the
present
experiment
a
reasonable
run.
From
the
editorial
chair
we
send
out
what
is
always
something
of
a
venture
and
we
are
grateful
for
the
com-
ments
of
our
readers;
particularly
grateful
that
despite
the
inauspicious
launching,
the
new
PROBATION
had
a
kind
reception
in
a
calm
sea.
,
’
THE
EDITOR.
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