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Out of sight, out of mind: Irish prisoners in England and Wales (2014)
Journal Article
Gavin, P. (2014). Out of sight, out of mind: Irish prisoners in England and Wales. Irish Probation Journal, 11(1), 29-43

In 2007 the Department of Foreign Affairs published a report on Irish Prisoners abroad (Flood, 2007) which identified between 800 and 1,000 Irish citizens incarcerated in prisons overseas. This report was one of the first pieces of research undertake... Read More about Out of sight, out of mind: Irish prisoners in England and Wales.

No place for children: A case for the abolition of child imprisonment in England and Wales (2014)
Journal Article
Gavin, P. (2014). No place for children: A case for the abolition of child imprisonment in England and Wales. Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies, 14(1), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.21427/D7PX47

This paper provides an argument for the abolition of child imprisonment in England and Wales. England and Wales is not Ireland, but the cultural and social similarities suggest that children face a great deal of the same pressures, difficulties, tria... Read More about No place for children: A case for the abolition of child imprisonment in England and Wales.