Legitimacy Through Neutrality: Probation and Conflict in <scp>N</scp>orthern <scp>I</scp>reland

Carr, Nicola; Maruna, Shadd

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2311.2012.00737.x

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“…However, historically and psychologically, what these types of events have in common is that they create prolonged and acute uncertainty while causing a very real risk of death or loss. In this respect, an essential read is Carr and Maruna’s (2012) study of probation in Northern Ireland during the “ Troubles ”. They focus on the legitimacy of the CJS as a whole during this extended period of political violence.…”

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French and scottish probation during the first lockdown. In search of the heart and soul of probation

Herzog‐Evans

Sturgeon

2022

Probation Journal

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In March 2020 in response to the global pandemic, countries across Europe ordered businesses and offices to close and their citizens to stay at home. This paper is part of a wider investigation, which explores what happened to probation services in France and in Scotland during this time of national emergency. Qualitative interviews with 29 French and 27 Scottish probation staff took place during the initial lockdown, the authors wishing to capture the personal and organisational experience of practising probation at this unprecedented time. In this paper, the authors explore how probation staff in both countries responded to the news of the lockdown and how they adapted to working in these fundamentally altered circumstances. The paper explores what took place and therefore what is left of probation when the vast majority of what it usually entails becomes no longer possible. The study reveals similarities between the countries in how as human beings, probation staff responded to the pandemic and the imposition of the lockdown; it also uncovers differences in the practice that emerged, these differences reflecting the different historical roots of the two services and differences in the way that they are structured.

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French and scottish probation during the first lockdown. In search of the heart and soul of probation

Herzog‐Evans

Sturgeon

2022

Probation Journal

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“…By collecting participants’ spoken memories of their occupational lives and identities, this project is the first of its kind, not only to shed light on previously unknown and undocumented facts, but to invite the reader to imagine the facts as each individual lived them. The need for a historical understanding of probation work is recognized elsewhere and oral history projects have been completed in Northern Ireland (Carr and Maruna, 2012) and Scotland (McNeill, 2010).…”

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“…Though large-scale acts of resistance are rare, Carr and Maruna (2012) provide an example from Northern Ireland where officers collectively refused to undertake mandatory supervision of politically motivated offenders in the mid-1970s on the basis that it was unethical to collude in the criminalization of political ideologies. However, most acts of resistance are minor in nature and common examples include exaggerating a clients’ needs to access support or spending more time with a client than permitted under the rules (Carey and Foster, 2011).…”

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Hidden voices: Practitioner perspectives on the early histories of probation in Ireland

Kennefick

2017

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Probation practice, past and present, is under-researched in Ireland, with limited attention paid to the personal accounts of the people of probation such as administrators, probation officers, clients and rehabilitation workers. This article presents findings from the first phase of a project which aims to construct a comprehensive and multi-faceted historical account of probation practice in Ireland from the perspective of core stakeholders. It begins with an overview of its 'formal' history, before presenting key findings from interviews with probation officers who began work in the 1960s and 1970s. The core objectives of the project are to shed light on probation officers' occupational identities, map the probation sub-field, and bridge the 'governmentality gap' between official and frontline narratives; goals that are achieved through the application of an oral history methodology. A thematic framework of analysis is employed in order to better hear the individual and collective voices at the frontline of probation in Ireland during the timeframe.

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“…For recent discussions on the Northern Ireland Probation Service, seeCarr and Maruna (2012). at TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY on June 5, 2016 ejp.sagepub.com Downloaded from…”

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“They Might as Well Be Walking around the inside of a Biscuit Tin”: Barriers to Employment and Reintegration for ‘Politically Motivated’ Former Prisoners in Northern Ireland

Dwyer

2013

European Journal of Probation

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The prisoner provisions under the Northern Ireland Peace Agreement emphasised the importance of the reintegration and civic inclusion of 'politically motivated' former prisoners; however, numerous barriers to full reintegration remain. Notwithstanding the fact that these prisoners were released as part of a peace process, based on principles of conflict transformation and reconciliation, there were still numerous conditions placed upon them as part of their release process and they continued to hold a 'criminal' record upon release. As with 'ordinary' ex-prisoners, these 'politically motivated' former prisoners have subsequently faced numerous obstacles in their attempts to reintegrate back into society, particularly in the area of employment. Recognising that they needed to deal with the consequences of imprisonment, 'politically motivated' former prisoners formed numerous self-help organisations to assist in the reintegration process and have mobilised to lobby for protection against the discrimination and unequal treatment experienced by ex-prisoners seeking employment. This article explores the remaining barriers to employment for 'politically motivated' former prisoners and the consequences of these barriers. The article moves to assess how prisoner groups have subsequently used a 'rights based' discourse to engage local government in their struggle to overcome existing obstacles before finally concluding that any piecemeal attempt to remove barriers to full reintegration will only impede the longer term conflict transformation process in Northern Ireland.

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Legitimacy Through Neutrality: Probation and Conflict in Northern Ireland

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

French and scottish probation during the first lockdown. In search of the heart and soul of probation

French and scottish probation during the first lockdown. In search of the heart and soul of probation

Hidden voices: Practitioner perspectives on the early histories of probation in Ireland

“They Might as Well Be Walking around the inside of a Biscuit Tin”: Barriers to Employment and Reintegration for ‘Politically Motivated’ Former Prisoners in Northern Ireland

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