Mike Guilfoyle reflects on his time as a probation officer
This week Neala talks to long-term friend of the Centre, Mike Guilfyole, about his time as a probation officer.
This week Neala talks to long-term friend of the Centre, Mike Guilfyole, about his time as a probation officer.
I recently read a challenging but stimulating scholarly book by David Hayes - Confronting Penal Excess. Retribution and the Politics of Penal Minimalism.
Our Director, Richard Garside, has been quoted in the New York Times and The Times this week.
In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on London Bridge last week by Usman Khan, The New York Times quoted Richard on sentencing policy. On the controversy surrounding Mr...
I recently re-read Peggy Giodano's important scholarly work, Legacies of Crime, which explores the lives of seriously delinquent girls and boys in the United States who were followed over a 20-year period as they grew to adulthood. A book that left an abiding impression on my understanding of how some women become embroiled in the criminal justice system.
Youth resettlement – final report into work in the community, the latest report from HM Inspectorate of Probation and HM Inspectorate of Prisons, has prompted calls for more support for young people released from custody. Our Director, Richard Garside is amongst those calling for the state to address it failures.
The report found that children leaving custody are not being given adequate support as they re-integrate back into life in the community. Both ITV News...
Mike Guilfoyle remembers 'Blaine', a former client trying to overcome alcoholism whilst on probation
This month Mike Guilfoyle reflects on an unsual supervisory experience
This month Mike Guilfoyle remembers a probation event at Lake Windermere
In his latest reflection, Mike remembers 'Brice'
Whilst reading Preet Bharara's thoughtful and vivid account of his time as a US federal...
I was recently reading an important contribution to the criminological literature on the importance of rehabilitative...
Our Director, Richard Garside, commented on public probation services in Wales after Chief Inspector of Probation Dame Glenys Stacey had praised their leadership.
This comes in contrast to the criticism faced by community rehabilitation companies which a number of leading criminal justice experts, including Richard, have called to be taken back into public hands. ...