<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Criminal Justice Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal Justice Boo]]></description><link>https://www.criminaljusticebooks.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:25:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.criminaljusticebooks.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frankl's classic memoir and introduction to logotherapy is one of the most important books you can read, whether you work in criminal justice, counselling, or simply want to understand how people endure. A demanding, hopeful, and genuinely essential read.]]></description><link>https://www.criminaljusticebooks.com/post/man-s-search-for-meaning-by-viktor-e-frankl</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0223940e085586d479882f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:51:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3dbcbc_b383264d0d334c5fb8c42919a60005df~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_628,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonathan Hussey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Murderer's Guide to Cleaning: And Other Stories from My Life as a Probation Officer Elizabeth Baxter]]></title><description><![CDATA[I picked this up because the title made me laugh. I kept reading because it made me think. Baxter spent twenty-five years in probation before the service was privatised, and the book is her account of that career. It is warm, honest, and at times quietly devastating in the way that only someone who has actually done the job can be. The cases stay with you. Steve, a convicted murderer whose great passion turned out to be cleaning, builds himself a marmite-based distillery in his cell, not for...]]></description><link>https://www.criminaljusticebooks.com/post/a-murderer-s-guide-to-cleaning-and-other-stories-from-my-life-as-a-probation-officer-elizabeth-baxt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a00c860b1ac8cd94fa6fcca</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 18:07:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3dbcbc_9165db21b75d45ba9d701a6d9de0e585~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_628,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonathan Hussey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imperfect: The Life of a Probation Officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I should be upfront: this is my book. So take this review in that spirit, not as an objective assessment, but as an honest account of why I wrote it and what I was trying to say. I started in probation having recently been bailed from a police cell. That's not a detail I'd normally lead with, but it's in the book because it matters. The gap between the person who sits across from you in a supervision meeting and the person doing the supervising is often smaller than either of you would like...]]></description><link>https://www.criminaljusticebooks.com/post/imperfect-the-life-of-a-probation-officer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a00a9cbb1ac8cd94fa6b362</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 16:00:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3dbcbc_9337448cdfb34b008d080e595c40f601~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_628,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonathan Hussey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changing Offending Behaviour: A Handbook of Practical Exercises and Photocopiable Resources for Promoting Change Clark Baim and Lydia Guthrie · Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014]]></title><description><![CDATA[Packed with practical exercises and photocopiable resources for anyone working to promote positive change with offenders. ]]></description><link>https://www.criminaljusticebooks.com/post/changing-offending-behaviour-a-handbook-of-practical-exercises-and-photocopiable-resources-for-prom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a00d40b0cf45a42cca8b0c5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:57:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3dbcbc_c073acf2de9e4fe6a1c9a1f033a3552f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_628,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonathan Hussey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reoffending: A Practitioner's Guide to Working with Offenders and Offending Behaviour in the Criminal Justice System Jonathan Hussey]]></title><description><![CDATA[A practical guide to working with offenders that covers everything training doesn't.]]></description><link>https://www.criminaljusticebooks.com/post/reoffending-a-practitioner-s-guide-to-working-with-offenders-and-offending-behaviour-in-the-crimina</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a00cf629b0abb41c5457f40</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:35:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3dbcbc_6c14e56e9903422dafa01a520f2600f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_628,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonathan Hussey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probation by Rob Canton and Jane Dominey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Honest, grounded, and written by people who've done the job. A sensible starting point for anyone new to probation.]]></description><link>https://www.criminaljusticebooks.com/post/probation-by-rob-canton-and-jane-dominey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a08495dea733de5ffb6237d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3dbcbc_7de4cca9602641d4950b57ccbc49e4f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_628,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonathan Hussey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships by Eric Berne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berne's classic on transactional analysis is a sharp, readable guide to the unconscious games people play in everyday relationships. Particularly useful for probation officers, counsellors, and anyone in criminal justice who sees the same patterns repeat with the same results.]]></description><link>https://www.criminaljusticebooks.com/post/games-people-play-the-psychology-of-human-relationships-by-eric-berne</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0226b169457e5adb37d6b5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:04:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3dbcbc_b86339e40af8427b8673777e5ef99480~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_628,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonathan Hussey</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>