Vivian Geiran Author

Vivian Geiran: Vivian is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work & Social Policy at Trinity College, Dublin and former Director of the Irish Probation Service and a member of the Parole Board between 2012 and 2019. Dr Shane McCarthy: Shane is a Consultant Solicitor at Fitzgerald Legal & Advisory LLP, Cork. He has an MA in Criminology and been awarded a PhD in Law, for his research on the manner in which the Irish Parole Board balances the issues of Justice and Risk in their decision-making processes. Shane is a member of the statutory Parole Board, having served for eleven years as a member of the Interim Parole Board