Probation and Parole in Ireland. This item is unavailable.Probation and Parole in Ireland

Drawing on the authors’ extensive experience of working in the criminal justice and penal systems, this book presents a clear description and analysis of the stages and components of probation and parole work. Probation and parole are two vital components of any criminal justice system. Practitioners working in both are responsible for the assessment and supervision of those members of society who have committed criminal offences and are subject to court\-ordered penal sanction. Those working in probation and parole must bring a range of knowledge and skills to bear in their daily work: championing community safety and justice, promoting offender reintegration, and seeking to reduce offending and the harm it causes. All of that practice is in turn underpinned by law. Professional practice in probation and parole is also increasingly informed by research findings regarding ‘what works’ and indeed ‘who works.\x27

Vivian Geiran: Vivian is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work & Social Policy at Trinity College, Dublin and former Director of the Irish Probation Service and a member of the Parole Board between 2012 and 2019. Dr Shane McCarthy: Shane is a Consultant Solicitor at Fitzgerald Legal & Advisory LLP, Cork. He has an MA in Criminology and been awarded a PhD in Law, for his research on the manner in which the Irish Parole Board balances the issues of Justice and Risk in their decision-making processes. Shane is a member of the statutory Parole Board, having served for eleven years as a member of the Interim Parole Board