1. Introduction : studying the evolution of 'community punishment' in comparative context / Gwen Robinson and Fergus McNeill
2. The new generation of community penalties in Belgium : more is less. / Kristel Beyens
3. Three narratives and a funeral : community punishment in England and Wales / Gwen Robinson
4. France : legal architecture, political posturing, 'prisonbation' and adieu social work / Martine Herzog-Evans
5. 'Der Resoziolisierungsgrundsatz' : social reintegration as the dominant narrative for community punishment in Germany? / Christine Morgenstern
6. Community punishment in the Netherlands : a history of crises and incidents / Miranda Boone
7. Continuity legitimacy : community sanctions in Northern Ireland / Nicola Carr
8. The evolution of probation supervision in the Republic of Ireland : continuity, challenge and change / Deirdre Healy
9. Romania : empty shells, emulation and Europeanization / Ioan Durnescu
10. Reductionism, rehabilitation and reparation : community punishment in Scotland / Fergus McNeill
11. Community punishment in Spain : a tale to two administrations / Ester Blay and Elena Larrauri
12. Philanthropy, welfare state and managerial treatment : three phases of community punishment in Sweden / Kerstin Svensson
13. Conclusion : community punishment and the penal state / Fergus McNeill and Gwen Robinson.