%0 Journal Article
%T What matters is what you do: The rediscovery of skills in probation practice
%A Maurice Vanstone
%A Peter Raynor
%J European Journal of Probation
%@ 2066-2203
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/2066220318820199
%X This article discusses the recent emergence of practice skills or ¡®core correctional practices¡¯ as a focus for research and staff development in probation work. Starting with the gradual discovery of an empirical approach to practitioners¡¯ use of skills, the article reviews recent research on the nature and impact of skills in effective practice and argues the case for their development as a key strategy for improving probation services, provided that management systems adapt to recognise and encourage them
%K Core correctional practices
%K effectiveness
%K management
%K probation
%K staff development
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2066220318820199