Abstract
AbstractThis examines explores the ways in which voluntary sector organisations working in the area of crime and justice operate both inside and outside the criminal justice system, moving between the worlds of the correctional services and the community. It examines the inclusionary and exclusionary nature of the control exercised by the penal voluntary sector and raises questions about legitimacy and the work of the sector. The article takes the example of community chaplaincy to develop these debates, drawing on empirical evidence from a study conducted in 2016 and 2017. It explores the nature of community chaplaincy mentoring relationships, setting this in the context of the faith‐based foundation of community chaplaincy. It concludes that the organisation must exist in both the community and the correctional worlds, adopting and shifting positions that reflect the needs of service users, volunteers, commissioners and funders.
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