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. 

1. Setting The Scene And Introduction, Sarah Hean, Berit Johnsen, Anu Kajamaa And Laure Kloetzer

2. Interorganisational Collaboration In A Norwegian Prison - Challenges And Opportunities Arising From Interagency Meetings, Päivikki Lahtinen, Anu Kajamaa, Laura Seppänen, Berit Johnsen, Sarah Hean, Terhi Esko
3. Mirrors Of Prison Life - From Compartmentalised Practice Towards Boundary Crossing Expertise, Søren Walther Nielsen And Anu Kajamaa
4. 'Living With' Interagency Collaboration - Three Sustaining Practices, Tine Murphy, Marie Kirstejn Aakjaer, Eva Pallesen, Charlotte Rosenberg
5. The Application Of Norwegian Humane Ideals By Front- Line Workers When Collaboratively Reintegrating Inmates Back Into Society, William Dugdale And Sarah Hean
6. Tracing The Historical Development Of A Service Model For Interagency Collaboration: Contradictions As Barriers And Potential Drivers For Change, Paulo Rocha And Sarah Hean
7. Mentoring In Practice. Rebuilding Dialogue With Mentees' Stories, Laure Kloetzer, Jo Wells, Laura Seppänen And Sarah Hean
8. A Colab Model Of Workplace Transformation In The Criminal Justice Context, Sarah Hean ,Marie Aakjær, Laure Kloetzer, Laura Seppännen, Anu Kajamaa, Päivikki Lahtinen, Tine Murphy
9. Facilitation Of Developmental Tasks In Prisons: Applying The Method Of Human-Centred Co-Evaluation, Laura Seppänen, Heli Heikkilä, Anu Kajamaa, Päivikki Lahtinen, Hilkka Ylisassi
10. Interprofessional Collaboration Concerning Offenders In Transition Between Mental Health And Criminal Justice Services. Pincom Used As A Framework For Hcr-20v3 Assessment., Atle Ødegård And Stål Bjørkly
11. Early Recognition Method: 'Opening Doors' In Risk Management Dialogue Between Mental Health And Prison Services 254,  Frans Fluttert, Gunnar Eidhammer, Karl Yngvar Dale.12- People In Contact With Criminal Justice Systems Participating In Service Redesign: Vulnerable Citizens Or Democratic Partners?, Jonathan Parker, Vanessa Heaslip, Sara Ashencaen Crabtree, Berit Johnsen And Sarah Hean
13. Avenues Of Opportunity: Journeys Of Activities Through Third Sector Organisations, Angela Turner-Wilson, Stuart Dearborn And Catherine Bullen
14. Facilitating Understanding Of Ex-Prison Service Users' Needs: The Utility Of Q Method As A Means Of Representing Service User Voices In Service Development, Siv Elin Nord Sæbjørnsen, Atle Ødegård And Sarah Hean
15. Do We Need The Users' Voice? An Empirical Research Example Comparing Views Of Service Providers And Ex-Prisoners. Implications For Practice, Siv Elin Nord Sæbjørnsen, Sarah Hean, Kristin Røvik, Bjørn Kjetil Larsen And Atle Ødegård
16. Reflecting On Researcher/Practice Relationships In Prison Research : A Contact Hypothesis Lens, Sarah Hean, Liv Jorunn Skippervik, Richard Heslop, Caroline Stevens
17. Developing A Training Programme For Collaborative Practices Between Criminal Justice And Mental Health Services: The Gap Between Intentions And Reality, Atle Ødegård And Elisabeth Willumsen.