This Special Issue of the journal explores the ways in which different countries adapted probation services in response to the public health restrictions imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The issue contains contributions from several jurisdictions including Austria, the Netherlands, England and Wales and Scotland. A notable feature is the way probation services, like in many other areas of life, were required to adapt rapidly to restrictions in face-to-face contact, necessitating a move towards online modes of engagement. These included models of ‘blended supervision’ involving phone contacts and door-stop visits, video-calls and other uses of technology. Many of the contributions to the issue note both the potential benefits of more adaptative use of technology (including increased compliance), and more creative approaches to supervision, as well as the downsides in terms of meaningful engagement.

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例外状态？刑事司法系统和 COVID 响应

该杂志的本期特刊探讨了不同国家如何调整缓刑服务以应对 COVID-19 大流行之后施加的公共卫生限制。该问题包含来自多个司法管辖区的贡献，包括奥地利、荷兰、英格兰和威尔士以及苏格兰。一个显着的特点是缓刑服务与生活的许多其他领域一样，需要迅速适应面对面接触的限制，因此必须转向在线参与模式。其中包括“混合监督”模式，包括电话联系和上门拜访、视频通话和其他技术用途。对该问题的许多贡献都指出了更适应性地使用技术（包括提高合规性）的潜在好处，