{"id":2476,"date":"2019-11-11T01:00:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T01:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2476"},"modified":"2019-11-08T11:37:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T11:37:25","slug":"police-court-mission-1876-1926","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/police-court-mission-1876-1926\/","title":{"rendered":"Story of the Police Court Mission 1876-1926"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"John<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Police Court Mission was a forerunner of the UK Probation Service that was founded in 1907, but its importance is often overlooked. I was very pleased to find a copy of this rare and significant book recently at Book Aid<\/a> and am endeavouring to ensure that the hard copy finds a safe home in a Bible College library within the UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the link below to visit the Police Court Mission page, where you will find a download link for this book and a helpful article which explains the mission’s significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Hasloch Potter [1847-1935], In As Much. The Story of the Police Court Mission 1876\u20141926. London: Williams & Norgate, Ltd., 1927. Hbk. pp.136. [This title is in the public domain]<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Contents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  • Foreword<\/strong><\/li>
  • Apologia<\/strong><\/li>
  • Preface<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    1. The C.E.T.S.<\/strong><\/li>
    2. The Birth of the Mission<\/strong><\/li>
    3. The First Offenders Act<\/strong><\/li>
    4. Changed Conditions\u2014The Boy<\/strong><\/li>
    5. The Boy<\/strong><\/li>
    6. Juvenile Courts<\/strong><\/li>
    7. Boys’ Shelter Home<\/strong><\/li>
    8. Girls<\/strong><\/li>
    9. Women’s Work<\/strong><\/li>
    10. Separation Orders<\/strong><\/li>
    11. Separation Orders\u2014continued<\/em><\/strong><\/li>
    12. General Work<\/strong><\/li>
    13. Robert Holmes’ Experiences<\/strong><\/li>
    14. Odds and Ends<\/strong><\/li>
    15. Magnetic Influence<\/strong><\/li>
    16. Results<\/strong><\/li>
    17. Ways of Helping<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      • Note on the American Probation System<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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