Professor Gwen Robinson
School of Law
Professor of Criminal Justice
Departmental Director of One University


+44 114 222 6863
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School of Law
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Bartolome虂 House
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葫芦影业
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- Profile
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I have worked at the School of Law since 2002, having completed a PhD at the University of Wales, Swansea. My first degree was in psychology (University of Sussex) and I completed a masters in Applied Social Studies and a Diploma in Social Work at the University of Oxford in 1996.
Since joining the University of 葫芦影业 I have been involved in a number of empirical research projects and have published in the areas of: probation service reform; offender rehabilitation and management; community sanctions/penalties; and restorative justice.
In the last 10 years my research has focused on the implementation, experience and consequences of a series of criminal justice reforms which saw the part privatisation of probation services in 2014, and their renationalisation in 2020. In 2014-16 I was part of a research team which successfully applied for an ESRC Urgency grant to examine the transition of probation staff from a public sector Probation Trust to a privately owned Community Rehabilitation Company in one case study area. In 2020 we won a further ESRC grant, enabling us to examine the reunification of probation services in an expanded National Probation Service. This study is a collaboration with colleagues at the Universities of Nottingham, Southampton and Liverpool John Moores.
I have also conducted research on the role of probation in the magistrates' courts (2017-18) and I am co-editing a book (with Dr Nicola Carr, University of Nottingham) on Time and Punishment.
- Qualifications
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- PhD, University of Wales, Swansea
- MSc Applied Social Studies and Diploma in Social Work, University of Oxford
- BA (Hons) Psychology, University of Sussex
- Research interests
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- Non-custodial Punishment
- Offender Rehabilitation and Management
- Probation Reform
- The Sociology of Punishment
- Restorative Justice
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Publications
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Books
Edited books
Journal articles
Chapters
Book reviews
Reports
Theses / Dissertations
Dictionary/encyclopaedia entries
Other
- Research group
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Areas of Research Supervision
- Non-custodial punishment
- Offender rehabilitation and management
- Probation practice/reform
- Grants
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Title/Description: Rehabilitating Probation
- Awarding Body: ESRC
- People Involved: Gwen Robinson: with Matthew Millings, Lol Burke, Nicola Carr, Harry Annison
- Years Funded for: 2021-2024
Title/Description: Devolving Probation Services
- Awarding Body: ESRC
- People Involved: Gwen Robinson: with Matthew Millings and Lol Burke (Liverpool John Moores University)
- Years Funded for: 2014-2015
Title/Description: Evaluation of 3 Restorative Justice Schemes
- Awarding Body: Home Office/Ministry of Justice
- People Involved: Research team led by Joanna Shapland
- Years Funded for: 2002-2007
- Teaching interests
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All of my teaching is in the field of criminal justice and restorative justice, and in areas in which I have research and/or practical experience as well as theoretical knowledge.
In all of my teaching I endeavour to incorporate aspects of 鈥榬eal world鈥 issues and controversies, through activities such as debates and documentary screenings.
- Teaching activities
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The modules I teach are:
Undergraduate
Punishment and Penal Policy (Convenor)
Rehabilitation of Offenders (Convenor)
Skills for Criminologists (Convenor)
Postgraduate and MA
Restorative Justice (Convenor)
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Member of Editorial Advisory Group, British Journal of Criminology
- Editorial Advisory Board Member, Howard Journal of Crime and Justice
- Editorial Board Member, Probation Journal