This Open Access edited collection seeks to improve collaboration between criminal justice and
welfare services in order to help prepare offenders for life after serving a prison sentence.
It examines the potential tensions between criminal justice agencies and other organisations
which are involved in the rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders most notably those
engaged in mental health care or third sector organisations. It then suggests a variety of
different methods and approaches to help to overcome such tensions and promote inter-agency
collaboration and co-working drawing on emerging research and models with a focus on the
practice in European and Scandinavian countries. For academics and practitioners working in
prisons and the penal system this collection will be invaluable.
