Twelve years ago Robert Harris, now Professor of Social Work at Hull University, wrote an influential and widely noted article 'The Probation Officer as Social Worker', arguing that it was increasingly difficult to reconcile correctional control and caring help within the work of the Service and advocating a separation of functions. We invited the author to reconsider his arguments and see if 'POSW' retains any relevance in the changed world of 1989.
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