Probation and the Policing of the Private Sphere in Britain, 1907-1962

In 1907 the Probation of Offenders Act introduced a system which allowed offenders to be rehabilitated at home under supervision, rather than being sent to prison. This book explores how the probation system was used to regulate the private lives, emotions and behaviours of people in Britain between 1907 and 1962.
Access to the private sphere, both physically and psychologically, meant that the pro...