ABSTRACT
Probation in England and Wales celebrated a centenary in 2007. The Bishop of Worcester spoke in Westminster Abbey of a ‘weight of glory down this hundred years’ and ‘a number beyond our counting whose lives have been changed by this great work’ (Selby 2007). In his annual report for 2007-2008 (National Probation Service 2008a), the Director of the National Probation Service spoke of solid achievements in a challenging year (2008), demonstrating that many of the targets set for the service had been met or exceeded. English probation is respected internationally and seen by many countries as model to emulate.
