Nordic and Scottish Civil Society Organisations Working with Offenders and the Effects of Service Delivery: Is Pursuing Mission Impossible Whilst Bidding for Contracts?
Maija Helminen
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042714499
Tiivistelmä
It has been suggested that civil society organisations (CSOs) in the penal
sector may be losing their autonomy, whilst delivering services to the public sector. This
interview-based study explores this question in the context of Nordic and Scottish CSOs.
The findings reveal that for these CSOs that already are dependent on co-operation with
the criminal justice system, service-delivery contracts have generated additional difficulties
in remaining truthful to their missions. However, those CSOs that had embedded their
core activities in volunteering instead of paid professionals were able to hold on to their
original missions to a greater extent, regardless of service delivery. The article suggests
that CSOs that still wish to remain loyal to their original purposes should reinforce
volunteer-based working methods within their organisations.
Kokoelmat
- Rinnakkaistallenteet [19207]