This project will explore the history and key developments of the probation service in England and Wales from 1876 until early 2016. The main aim of the project will focus on the privatisation of certain sectors of the criminal justice system, in particular the privatisation of the probation service. The privatisation the probation service has had many debates about the increasing role of voluntary and third sectors being introduced into the mainstream criminal justice system. However, the current debate about the privatisation of the probation service in England and Wales has set a false dichotomy between the state, voluntary and third sector that distracts us from the fact the probation service is a part of the rehabilitation revolution,
