Abstract.This paper discusses the outcomes of a proposed evaluation of an offender rehabilitation programme called ReachingOut, which operates in North West England and is tailored to the needs of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and Muslim offenders. The start of the evaluation coincided with the major restructuring of the probation services in England and Wales, as part of the Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) agenda. Six months into the evaluation, no primary research data had been made available for the evaluation. This paper discusses the events that conspired to thwart the evaluation and analyses critically the policies underpinning TR, with reference to the literature and continuing neo-liberal governmental approaches to cost cutting across public services.

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examples. There is always a balance act between the inherent complexity of the theories and the way they can be accessible for someone with no or little pre-understanding. The language and style of this book make it easily accessible even though it does not oversimplify the theories and their practical applications. As a senior lecturer I will happily recommend this book to my graduate and postgraduate students in their quest to explore the social world.

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