Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald O'Reilly

Biography

Dr Margaret Fitzgerald-O'Reilly, BCL, LLM, PhD (UCC), is a lecturer at the School of Law atUL. Prior to her appointment in 2012, she lectured inthe School of Law and Government at DCU. Margarethas an LLM in Criminal Justice and in 2012 was awarded her PhD entitled The Usual Suspects: The LegalMarginalisation of Ex-Prisoners in Irish Society; she was awarded aUniversity President's Scholarship to undertake this research. Her researchinterests are primarily in the field of criminology, penology and criminal justice, inparticular, issues pertaining to criminal records, criminal information sharing and disclosure issues, post-release management of offenders, sentencing and management of sex offenders, social and legal exclusion, techniques of punishment, sentencing, and crimecontrol policies. She has published books and papers, nationally and internationally and is amember of the Centre for Crime Justice and Victim Studies.

Research Interests

Dr Margaret Fitzgerald-O'Reilly's research research interests are primarily in the field of criminology, penology and criminal justice, in particular, issues pertaining to criminal records, criminal information sharing and disclosure issues, post-release management of offenders, sentencing and management of sex offenders, social and legal exclusion, techniques of punishment, sentencing, and crime control policies. She has published books and papers, nationally and internationally and is a member of the Centre for Crime Justice and Victim Studies.

Teaching Interests

Teaching interests and experience in a number of areas, particularly in the field of criminal law and criminal justice.

Professional Activities

Committee

2019 Quality Assurance Board, Accreditation of Garda Training programmes (Templemore)
2012 Ethics Commitee,

Award

2017 - Teaching Funding
2017 - Faculty Research Board Funding
2007 - Presidents Scholarship Award, UCC

Association

Member, Irish Association of Law Teachers
Member, Society of Legal Scholars
Member, Irish Penal Reform Trust
Member, European Society of Criminology
Member of Working Group, Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development