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
Publications
Book
Uses and Consequences of a Criminal Conviction: Going on the Record of an Offender
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Conference Publication
6th Annual ACJRD Conference
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Socio-Legal Studies Association
Leahy and Fitzgerald O'Reilly
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The Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference
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Socio-Legal Studies Association
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North/South Criminology Conference
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The Limits of Law, Westminster Graduate Conference
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Edited Book
Other Journal
"Registration of Convicted Offenders as a Growing Feature in Criminal Law"
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Criminal Law Online Service
Other Publication
"Seeking to track sex offenders poses human rights questions"
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Disclosure of Information about Sex Offenders
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Peer Reviewed Journal
"Information Pertaining to Released Sex Offenders: To disclose or not to disclose, that is the question"
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Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
Book Review "Graeme Brown, Criminal Sentencing as Practical Wisdom. Hart Publishing, Portland, Oregon, 2017."
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Irish Jurist
Opening Doors or Closing Them?: The Impact of Incarceration on the Education and Employability of Ex-Offenders in Ireland
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Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
'Post-Release Supervision of Sex Offenders'
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Irish Criminal Law Journal
DOI: Na
'Towards the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders: Analysing the Spent Convictions Bill 2011'
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Irish Criminal Law Journal
DOI: Na
'The Control Continuum: Analysing the Scope and Impact of Post-Release Measures for Offenders'
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Judicial Studies Institute Journal
DOI: Na
'The Role of Criminal Record in Sentencing and the Principle of Proportionality'
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Irish Criminal Law Journal
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