Performance-based policy in offender rehabilitation: Limitation or innovation for front-line workers in Liaison and Diversion services?
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In recent years, the English government has been using competitive elements in the process of allocating public funds through policy. Front-line workers struggle with the limitations imposed by such a model. A qualitative case study was conducted to investigate the impact of a new performance-based policy on front-line workers of a public service called Liaison and Diversion. The findings demonstrated that professionals have been adapting the policy to local circumstances found at the street level. We argued that adaptation is a form of employee-based innovation that optimises the use of scarce resources and customises services to the clients.
2016 ◽
Vol 3
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2021 ◽
Vol 16
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pp. 163-180
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2008 ◽
Vol 14
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pp. 116-126
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2011 ◽
Vol 59
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pp. 978-995
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2021 ◽