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My World

"From 2015 to 2017, Peter Sagan achieved the seemingly impossible: he won three road race World Championships in a row, ensuring his entry into the history books as one of the greatest riders of all time. But to look at Peter's record in isolation is to tell only a fraction of his story, because Peter doesn't just win: he entertains. Every moment in the saddle is an opportunity to express his personality, and nobody else has succeeded in making elite cycling look so much fun. From no-hands wheelies on the slopes of Mont Ventoux to press conference mischief with clamouring journalists, Peter exudes a passion for the sport and a lovable desire to bring smiles to the faces of his fans. Discover the gruelling training programmes necessary for his success, how he copes with the pressure of high expectation, the moments of desperation - like in 2017 when Peter realised he wouldn't be allowed to challenge for his sixth Tour de France green jersey - and feel that sense of elation when he crosses the line ahead of the pack."--Provided by publisher.

My world. La mia storia di ciclista tre volte campione del mondo UCI

Richmond 2015, Doha 2016, Bergen 2017. Tre perle per scalare la vetta dell'Olimpo dei ciclisti, autentici capolavori per regalarsi l'immortalità. Tre volte campione del mondo UCI, come solo Alfredo Binda, l'«Imbattibile», e Eddy Merckx, il «Cannibale». Tre maglie iridate UCI conquistate in tre anni consecutivi, come nessuno prima di lui. Basterebbe questo per raccontare chi è Peter Sagan. Ma il più forte ciclista slovacco di tutti i tempi è molto di più. E le pagine di "My world" ci aiutano a scoprirne i lati umani e professionali meno noti. «Se ci sono cento corridori sulla linea di partenza, al traguardo ci saranno cento storie diverse da raccontare.» E la sua è davvero speciale. A soli 28 anni vanta un palmarès degno dei grandi di questo sport, che annovera già più di cento affermazioni tra cui spiccano, oltre alle «maglie arcobaleno UCI» da campione del mondo, due Classiche monumento come il Giro delle Fiandre 2016 e la tanto sospirata Parigi-Roubaix 2018, tre Gand-Wevelgem, undici tappe al Tour de France, impreziosite dalla conquista di sei maglie verdi, e quattro alla Vuelta a España. Nel 2016 è stato incoronato come il ciclista migliore dell'anno. Definire il Sagan ciclista è impresa ardua. Un velocista puro? Uno sprinter che tiene in salita? Un "finisseur" capace di sparate fulminanti negli ultimi chilometri? Uno scattista? A giudicare dalle sue vittorie, è una miscela esplosiva di tutto questo. Definire il Sagan uomo è forse ancora più difficile. Il personaggio abbaglia. «Tourminator» è uno showman unico, capace, in un ambiente tutto sudore e fatica, di divertire il pubblico con improvvise impennate su una ruota sola, in corsa, anche al cospetto di «giganti» come il Mont Ventoux, o di lanciarsi in gustosi siparietti in conferenza stampa o in esultanze fantasiose e sempre diverse sulla linea del traguardo. E di divertirsi tra feste e scherzi con i compagni di squadra, e qualche birra di troppo. Ma la persona, lontano dai riflettori, è di grande spessore. E per la prima volta possiamo conoscerla a tutto tondo. Il legame forte col padre e quello simbiotico col fratello ciclista Juraj. Le amicizie inossidabili con il road manager Gabriele Uboldi e l'agente Giovanni Lombardi. L'impegno nel sociale con la Peter Sagan Academy rivolta ai ragazzi slovacchi. I rapporti con i colleghi. Ad accompagnarci, con totale sincerità e immancabile senso dell'umorismo, in questo mondo fatto di passione per lo sport e per la vita, è lo stesso Peter, l'uomo che, negli ultimi anni, capelli lunghi e tatuaggi da rockstar, ha dato lustro al ciclismo professionistico.

My world. La mia storia di ciclista tre volte campione del mondo UCI

Richmond 2015, Doha 2016, Bergen 2017. Tre perle per scalare la vetta dell'Olimpo dei ciclisti, autentici capolavori per regalarsi l'immortalità. Tre volte campione del mondo UCI, come solo Alfredo Binda, l'«Imbattibile», e Eddy Merckx, il «Cannibale». Tre maglie iridate UCI conquistate in tre anni consecutivi, come nessuno prima di lui. Basterebbe questo per raccontare chi è Peter Sagan. Ma il più forte ciclista slovacco di tutti i tempi è molto di più. E le pagine di "My world" ci aiutano a scoprirne i lati umani e professionali meno noti. «Se ci sono cento corridori sulla linea di partenza, al traguardo ci saranno cento storie diverse da raccontare.» E la sua è davvero speciale. A soli 28 anni vanta un palmarès degno dei grandi di questo sport, che annovera già più di cento affermazioni tra cui spiccano, oltre alle «maglie arcobaleno UCI» da campione del mondo, due Classiche monumento come il Giro delle Fiandre 2016 e la tanto sospirata Parigi-Roubaix 2018, tre Gand-Wevelgem, undici tappe al Tour de France, impreziosite dalla conquista di sei maglie verdi, e quattro alla Vuelta a España. Nel 2016 è stato incoronato come il ciclista migliore dell'anno. Definire il Sagan ciclista è impresa ardua. Un velocista puro? Uno sprinter che tiene in salita? Un "finisseur" capace di sparate fulminanti negli ultimi chilometri? Uno scattista? A giudicare dalle sue vittorie, è una miscela esplosiva di tutto questo. Definire il Sagan uomo è forse ancora più difficile. Il personaggio abbaglia. «Tourminator» è uno showman unico, capace, in un ambiente tutto sudore e fatica, di divertire il pubblico con improvvise impennate su una ruota sola, in corsa, anche al cospetto di «giganti» come il Mont Ventoux, o di lanciarsi in gustosi siparietti in conferenza stampa o in esultanze fantasiose e sempre diverse sulla linea del traguardo. E di divertirsi tra feste e scherzi con i compagni di squadra, e qualche birra di troppo. Ma la persona, lontano dai riflettori, è di grande spessore. E per la prima volta possiamo conoscerla a tutto tondo. Il legame forte col padre e quello simbiotico col fratello ciclista Juraj. Le amicizie inossidabili con il road manager Gabriele Uboldi e l'agente Giovanni Lombardi. L'impegno nel sociale con la Peter Sagan Academy rivolta ai ragazzi slovacchi. I rapporti con i colleghi. Ad accompagnarci, con totale sincerità e immancabile senso dell'umorismo, in questo mondo fatto di passione per lo sport e per la vita, è lo stesso Peter, l'uomo che, negli ultimi anni, capelli lunghi e tatuaggi da rockstar, ha dato lustro al ciclismo professionistico.

Privatising probation

Over the past 20 years, there have been many changes to probation governance in England and Wales aimed at controlling it from central government. However, the changes introduced under the Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) agenda, introduced in 2013, are unprecedented: the service has been divided and part-privatised and no longer exists as a unified public body. This topical book looks at the attitudes of probation practitioners and managers to the philosophy, values, and practicalities of TR. Based on a unique online survey of over 1300 respondents which found that they were unequivocally opposed to its broad aims and objectives, it provides unique insights into the values, attitudes and beliefs of probation staff and their delivery of services. Including broader discussion of the privatisation/marketisation debate, the context of privatisation of criminal justice services and questions of legitimacy and governance, this is essential reading for everyone interested in the future of the service.

Privatising Probation

Over the past 20 years, there have been many changes to probation governance in England and Wales aimed at controlling it from central government. However, the changes introduced under the Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) agenda, introduced in 2013, are unprecedented: the service has been divided and part-privatised and no longer exists as a unified public body. This topical book looks at the attitudes of probation practitioners and managers to the philosophy, values, and practicalities of TR. Based on a unique online survey of over 1300 respondents which found that they were unequivocally opposed to its broad aims and objectives, it provides unique insights into the values, attitudes and beliefs of probation staff and their delivery of services. Including broader discussion of the privatisation/marketisation debate, the context of privatisation of criminal justice services and questions of legitimacy and governance, this is essential reading for everyone interested in the future of the service.

Privatising Probation Is Transforming Rehabilitation the End of the Probation Ideal?

<p>Over the past 20 years, there have been many changes to probation governance in England and Wales aimed at controlling it from central government. However, the changes introduced under the Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) agenda, introduced in 2013, are unprecedented: the service has been divided and part-privatised and no longer exists as a unified public body. </p><p> This topical book looks at the attitudes of probation practitioners and managers to the philosophy, values, and practicalities of TR. Based on a unique online survey of over 1300 respondents which found that they were unequivocally opposed to its broad aims and objectives, it provides unique insights into the values, attitudes and beliefs of probation staff and their delivery of services.</p><p> Including broader discussion of the privatisation/marketisation debate, the context of privatisation of criminal justice services and questions of legitimacy and governance, this is essential reading for everyone interested in the future of the service.</p>

Probation Practice and the New Penology

The criminal justice system has been in a state of flux in recent decades, accompanied by growing levels of insecurity and intolerance of crime and offenders among the general population. Along with government policy and practice, these developments are seen as contributing to an increasingly punitive system that imprisons more than ever before and seeks to punish and manage offenders in the community, rather than to attempt their rehabilitation. For these reasons, along with a loss of faith in rehabilitation, the probation service is now described by many as having become a law enforcement agency, charged by government with the assessment and management of risk, the protection of the public and the management and punishment of offenders, rather than their transformation into pro-social citizens. This book explores the extent to which practitioners within the National Probation Service for England and Wales and the National Offender Management Service ascribe to the values, attitudes and beliefs associated with these macro and mezzo level changes and how much their practice has changed accordingly. By viewing examples of 'real' practice through the lens of the modernisation of public services, managerialism and theories of organisation change, the book considers how 'real' practice is likely to emerge as something unpredictable and perhaps different from the intentions of both government/management and practitioners.

Probation practice and the new penology: practitioner reflections

Probation Practice and the New Penology Practitioner Reflections

The criminal justice system has been in a state of flux in recent decades, accompanied by growing levels of insecurity and intolerance of crime and offenders among the general population. Along with government policy and practice, these developments are seen as contributing to an increasingly punitive system that imprisons more than ever before and seeks to punish and manage offenders in the community, rather than to attempt their rehabilitation. For these reasons, along with a loss of faith in rehabilitation, the probation service is now described by many as having become a law enforcement agency, charged by government with the assessment and management of risk, the protection of the public and the management and punishment of offenders, rather than their transformation into pro-social citizens. This book explores the extent to which practitioners within the National Probation Service for England and Wales and the National Offender Management Service ascribe to the values, attitudes and beliefs associated with these macro and mezzo level changes and how much their practice has changed accordingly. By viewing examples of 'real' practice through the lens of the modernisation of public services, managerialism and theories of organisation change, the book considers how 'real' practice is likely to emerge as something unpredictable and perhaps different from the intentions of both government/management and practitioners.

Probation Practice and the New Penology Practitioner Reflections

The criminal justice system has been in a state of flux in recent decades, accompanied by growing levels of insecurity and intolerance of crime and offenders among the general population. Along with government policy and practice, these developments are seen as contributing to an increasingly punitive system that imprisons more than ever before and seeks to punish and manage offenders in the community, rather than to attempt their rehabilitation. For these reasons, along with a loss of faith in rehabilitation, the probation service is now described by many as having become a law enforcement agency, charged by government with the assessment and management of risk, the protection of the public and the management and punishment of offenders, rather than their transformation into pro-social citizens. This book explores the extent to which practitioners within the National Probation Service for England and Wales and the National Offender Management Service ascribe to the values, attitudes and beliefs associated with these macro and mezzo level changes and how much their practice has changed accordingly. By viewing examples of 'real' practice through the lens of the modernisation of public services, managerialism and theories of organisation change, the book considers how 'real' practice is likely to emerge as something unpredictable and perhaps different from the intentions of both government/management and practitioners.

Probation Practice and the New Penology Practitioner Reflections

The criminal justice system has been in a state of flux in recent decades, accompanied by growing levels of insecurity and intolerance of crime and offenders among the general population. Along with government policy and practice, these developments are seen as contributing to an increasingly punitive system that imprisons more than ever before and seeks to punish and manage offenders in the community, rather than to attempt their rehabilitation. For these reasons, along with a loss of faith in rehabilitation, the probation service is now described by many as having become a law enforcement agency, charged by government with the assessment and management of risk, the protection of the public and the management and punishment of offenders, rather than their transformation into pro-social citizens. This book explores the extent to which practitioners within the National Probation Service for England and Wales and the National Offender Management Service ascribe to the values, attitudes and beliefs associated with these macro and mezzo level changes and how much their practice has changed accordingly. By viewing examples of 'real' practice through the lens of the modernisation of public services, managerialism and theories of organisation change, the book considers how 'real' practice is likely to emerge as something unpredictable and perhaps different from the intentions of both government/management and practitioners.

Probation Practice and the New Penology Practitioner Reflections

Probation Practice and the New Penology: Practitioner Reflections

Real Lawyers Do Change Their Briefs

Sagan : mi mundo

Si en la línea de salida de una carrera hay cien ciclistas, cuando termine te podrán contar cien historias diferentes. La mía va de lo que se siente al vestir el maillot arcoíris tres años seguidos. Es algo que solo puedo contaros yo"". Desde el 2015 al 2017, Peter Sagan consiguió lo que parecía imposible: venció tres Campeonatos del Mundo de ruta seguidos, garantizando así su paso a los libros de historia como uno de los más grandes ciclistas de todos los tiempos.<br/><br/>Pero Peter no solo gana. Entretiene. Cada momento que pasa sobre el sillín es una oportunidad de expresar su personalidad, lo mismo haciendo el caballito sin manos en las faldas del Mont Ventoux, que travesuras en ruedas de prensa frente a los más exigentes periodistas. Peter destila pasión por el deporte y un adorable deseo de llenar de sonrisas las caras de sus seguidores.<br/><br/>¿Qué motiva al hombre que llaman Tourminator? ¿Cómo prepara un sprint? ¿Qué opina de otros ciclistas del pelotón? Con una inquebrantable honestidad y su característico sentido del humor, Mi Mundo nos descubre al hombre que ha iluminado el mundo del ciclismo profesional.<br/><br/>El libro no es una biografía al uso. Su título, MI MUNDO (My World) nos da unas pistas de su estructura. Tratándose de un ciclista todavía lejos de su retirada y que seguro completará su palmarés y nos dará que hablar con muchos más triunfos, se centra en un hito único en el ciclismo: tres Campeonatos del Mundo en ruta consecutivos. Grandes ciclistas como Eddy Merckx o el español Óscar Freire poseen tres maillots arcoíris, pero es Peter Sagan el único ciclista de la historia que ha conseguido vencer en tres años consecutivos.<br/><br/>Por ello, el libro se centra en esos tres mundiales. En la preparación de cada uno de esos años, en el desarrollo de esas pruebas, en sus reflexiones personales antes, durante y después de esos logros; pero repasando también otras grandes victorias de su carrera, e incluso reveses, como la descalificación en el pasado Tour de Francia que le impidió llegar a París por sexto año consecutivo vestido de verde. En definitiva, un retrato increíble del corredor más carismático del momento, el libro en el que nos presenta Su Mundo.

Sex Offenders : Punish, Help, Change or Control?: Theory, Policy and Practice Explored

Sex Offenders: Punish, Help, Change or Control? Theory, Policy and Practice Explored

<p>Sex offending, and in particular child sex offending, is a complex area for policy makers, theorists and practitioners. A focus on punishment has reinforced sex offending as a problem that is essentially ‘other’ to society and discourages engagement with the real scale and scope of sexual offending in the UK. This book looks at the growth of work with sex offenders, questioning assumptions about the range and types of such offenders and what effective responses to these might be. </p> <p>Divided into four sections, this book sets out the growth of a broad legislative context and the emergence of child sexual offenders in criminal justice policy and practice. It goes on to consider a range of offences and victim typologies arguing that work with offenders and victims is complex and can provide a rich source of theoretical and practical knowledge that should be utilised more fully by both policy makers and practitioners. It includes work on female sex offenders, electronic monitoring and animal abuse as well as exploring interventions with sex offenders in three different contexts; prisons, communities and hostels.</p> <p>Bringing together academic, practice and policy experts, the book argues that a clear but complex theoretical and policy approach is required if the risk of re- offending and further victimisation is to be reduced. Ultimately, this book questions whether it makes sense to locate responsibility for responding to sexual offending solely within the criminal justice domain.</p>

Sex Offenders Punish, Help, Change Or Control? : Theory, Policy and Practice Explored

<p>Sex offending, and in particular child sex offending, is a complex area for policy makers, theorists and practitioners. A focus on punishment has reinforced sex offending as a problem that is essentially 'other' to society and discourages engagement with the real scale and scope of sexual offending in the UK. This book looks at the growth of work with sex offenders, questioning assumptions about the range and types of such offenders and what effective responses to these might be.</p> <p>Divided into four sections, this book sets out the growth of a broad legislative context and the emergence of child sexual offenders in criminal justice policy and practice. It goes on to consider a range of offences and victim typologies arguing that work with offenders and victims is complex and can provide a rich source of theoretical and practical knowledge that should be utilised more fully by both policy makers and practitioners. It includes work on female sex offenders, electronic monitoring and animal abuse as well as exploring interventions with sex offenders in three different contexts; prisons, communities and hostels.</p> <p>Bringing together academic, practice and policy experts, the book argues that a clear but complex theoretical and policy approach is required if the risk of re- offending and further victimisation is to be reduced. Ultimately, this book questions whether it makes sense to locate responsibility for responding to sexual offending solely within the criminal justice domain.</p>

Sex Offenders: Punish, Help, Change Or Control? Theory, Policy and Practice Explored

<p>Sex offending, and in particular child sex offending, is a complex area for policy makers, theorists and practitioners. A focus on punishment has reinforced sex offending as a problem that is essentially 'other' to society and discourages engagement with the real scale and scope of sexual offending in the UK. This book looks at the growth of work with sex offenders, questioning assumptions about the range and types of such offenders and what effective responses to these might be.</p> <p>Divided into four sections, this book sets out the growth of a broad legislative context and the emergence of child sexual offenders in criminal justice policy and practice. It goes on to consider a range of offences and victim typologies arguing that work with offenders and victims is complex and can provide a rich source of theoretical and practical knowledge that should be utilised more fully by both policy makers and practitioners. It includes work on female sex offenders, electronic monitoring and animal abuse as well as exploring interventions with sex offenders in three different contexts; prisons, communities and hostels.</p> <p>Bringing together academic, practice and policy experts, the book argues that a clear but complex theoretical and policy approach is required if the risk of re- offending and further victimisation is to be reduced. Ultimately, this book questions whether it makes sense to locate responsibility for responding to sexual offending solely within the criminal justice domain.</p>

Team on the Run The Inside Story of the Linda McCartney Pro Cycling Team

It was the biggest cycling team ever seen in Britain, supported by one of the world's most famous names. They took on the old school Europeans in their own backyard, pushing a huge wave of support and excitement before them as they shook the foundations of one of the world's most traditional sports. Then, on the brink of greatness, the house of cards folded. Now, for the first time, the full inside story of the Linda McCartney Pro Cycling Team is told. This is the story of how the most famous vegetarian in the world came to sponsor the world's only vegetarian professional sporting team. Hear about how a small-time British outfit grew so quickly they elbowed their way into the Tour of Italy, and then delve into the mystery of how a team personally funded and endorsed by one of the world's richest men could dissolve into thin air virtually overnight, millions in the red.

Team on the Run The Inside Story of the Linda McCartney Pro Cycling Team

It was the biggest cycling team ever seen in Britain, supported by one of the world's most famous names. They took on the old school Europeans in their own backyard, pushing a huge wave of support and excitement before them as they shook the foundations of one of the world's most traditional sports. Then, on the brink of greatness, the house of cards folded. Now, for the first time, the full inside story of the Linda McCartney Pro Cycling Team is told. This is the story of how the most famous vegetarian in the world came to sponsor the world's only vegetarian professional sporting team. Hear about how a small-time British outfit grew so quickly they elbowed their way into the Tour of Italy, and then delve into the mystery of how a team personally funded and endorsed by one of the world's richest men could dissolve into thin air virtually overnight, millions in the red.

What Else Works? Creative Work with Offenders

<p>What Else Works? has developed out of a growing awareness amongst practitioners that centralized notions of what works and ‘one size fits all’ approaches to work with offenders and other groups is inevitably limited in its scope and effectiveness. </p><p>The book seeks to dispel the view of probation service users as 'offenders', and socially excluded people as 'problems' to be managed and treated, and instead considers more creative alternatives to reduce both re-offending and social exclusion. These include working separately with women, black and minority ethnic groups, local community-focussed projects, in education and nature and conservation programmes. The reader is encouraged to think about past and current policy, practice, and the relationship between practitioners and offenders or other socially excluded people. Questions are raised as to whether, and how, practice could be different and contributors explore the theme of creative and change-focussed practice or focus on a particular approach to a practice.</p><p>This book will appeal to students on criminal justice, criminology and social work courses, professionals operating in these fields as well as the wider audience of professionals and academics who may engage with these ‘service users’ from a range of policy and practice perspectives.</p>

What Else Works? Creative Work with Offenders

This book has developed out of a growing awareness among practitioners that centralized notions of what works and 'one size fits all' approaches to work with offenders and other groups is inevitably limited in its scope and effectiveness. This realization reopens the door on 'what works, with whom, and under what circumstances,' i.e. the idea that successful intervention can come from a number of different approaches, linked to individual differences. The book argues that it may be unhelpful to continually think of probation service users as 'offenders' and socially excluded people as 'problems' to be managed and treated. It considers more creative alternatives to reduce both re-offending and social exclusion, for example: working with women and minority ethnic groups in local community focused projects, education, and nature and conservation programs. The reader is encouraged to think about past and current policy, practice, and the relationship between practitioners and offenders or