Killing Time Life Imprisonment and Parole in Ireland
Little is known about life imprisonment and the process of releasing offenders back into the community in Ireland. Addressing this scarcity of information, Griffin’s empirical study examines the legal and policy framework surrounding life imprisonment and
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DIARMUID GRIFFIN
Killing Time
Diarmuid Griffin
Killing Time Life Imprisonment and Parole in Ireland
Diarmuid Griffin National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
ISBN 978-3-319-72666-3 ISBN 978-3-319-72667-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72667-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017963352 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Pinghung Chen / EyeEm Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Preface
The parole of life sentence prisoners had not been subject to empirical research in Ireland prior to this study. In fact, little was publicly known about the parole process and its operations. Addressing that information void, this book examines the legal and policy framework surrounding life imprisonment and provides an insight into the practice of releasing life sentence prisoners. Focusing on the ultimate penalty and the method of administering the release of life sentence prisoners can contribute to an understanding of the operation of a small-scale penal system such as Ireland. In addition, the parole process was identified as sufficiently unique and distinct from other jurisdictions, with a poorly articulated position on the factors influencing decision-making within that process, providing an interesting counterpoint to broader penal trends. An examination of the parole of life sentence prisoners may also contribute to an exploration of the sociology of punishment in Ireland more generally. There is certainly cause for closer scrutiny. Recent years have witnessed significant increases both in terms of the life sentence prisoner
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