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Professor Ian O'Donnell MA, MPhil, PhD,LLD, FRHistS
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Biography:
Ian O'Donnell joined the School of Law at University College Dublin in 2000 and became Professor of Criminology in 2006. He completed a six-year term as Director of the UCD Institute of Criminology in December 2010. Previously, Professor O'Donnell was Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (1997-2000), Research Officer at the Oxford University Centre for Criminological Research (1992-1997), and Research Assistant at the University of London (1989-1992). During his time in England he served as a member of the Board of Visitors for HMP Pentonville and as a Magistrate on the Oxford bench. Professor O'Donnell is an Adjunct Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford; a Chartered Forensic Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society; and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. |
Research Interests
| Criminal Justice Policy, Sentencing, Penal Reform, Imprisonment, History of Crime and Punishment, Violence |
Research Projects
| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : An Ethnography of Young People, Street Crime, Juvenile Justice and Policing in an Inner-City Community Start Date / End Date : 01-OCT-09 / 30-SEP-10 |
| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : Capital Crime and Punishment in the Two Irelands 1922-2011 Start Date / End Date : 01-AUG-11 / 30-SEP-13 |
| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : Crime, Desistance and Reintegration Start Date / End Date : 01-OCT-08 / 30-SEP-10 |
| Sponsor : Dept. of Justice, Equality & Law Reform (DJELR) Title : Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics Database Start Date / End Date : 01-OCT-03 / 31-MAR-04 |
| Sponsor : Dept. of Justice, Equality & Law Reform (DJELR) Title : National Crime Victimisation Survey - Questionnaire Design Start Date / End Date : 28-JUL-03 / 28-FEB-04 |
| Sponsor : University College Dublin (UCD) Title : Understanding and Preventing Prison Violence Start Date / End Date : 01-JUN-01 / 31-MAY-02 |
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| Sponsor : Dept. of Justice, Equality & Law Reform (DJELR) Title : Prison Time Start Date / End Date : 01-OCT-04 / 31-AUG-09 |
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| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : A multi-level, multi-method study of offender re-entry in Ireland Start Date / End Date : 01-OCT-03 / 30-SEP-06 |
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| Sponsor : Dept. of Justice, Equality & Law Reform (DJELR) Title : Crime Histories Start Date / End Date : 01-SEP-06 / 30-APR-07 |
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Books
Eoin O'Sullivan & Ian O'Donnell (2012) Coercive Confinement in Ireland: Patients, Prisoners and Penitents. UK: MUP.  [Details] |
| Ian O'Donnell & Claire Milner; (2007) Child Pornography, Crime Computers & Society. UK: Willan Publishing. [Details] |
| Kilcommins, S., O'Donnell, I., O'Sullivan, E. and Vaughan, B.; (2005) Crime, Punishment and the Search for Order in Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration. [Details] |
| Edgar, K., ODonnell, I. and Martin, C. ; (2003) Prison Violence: The Dynamics of Conflict, Fear and Power. UK: Willan. [Details] |
| ODonnell, I and OSullivan, E ; (2001) Crime Control in Ireland: The Politics of Intolerance. Cork: Cork University Press. [Details] |
| ODonnell, I & Edgar, K ; (1998) Bullying in Prisons. Oxford: Centre for Criminological Research. [Details] |
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| Morrison, S & O'Donnell, I; (1994) Armed Robbery: A Study in London. London: Centre for Criminological Research. Occasional Paper No. 15. [Details] |
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Book Chapters
| O'Donnell, I. ; (2011) 'Criminology, bureaucracy and unfinished business' In: Mary Bosworth and Carolyn Hoyle (eds). What is Criminology?. USA: OUP. [Details] |
| O¿Donnell, I.; (2010) 'The Republic of Ireland' In: Graeme R. Newman, General Editor (eds). Crime and Punishment around the World. Vol. 4. Westport: ABC-CLIO. [Details] |
| Breen, J., Manning, U., O¿Donnell, I., O¿Mahony, D. and Seymour, M.; (2009) 'The Republic of Ireland' In: Junger-Tas, J.; Marshall, I.H.; Enzmann, D.; Killias, M.; Steketee, M.; Gruszczynska, B (eds). Juvenile Delinquency in Europe and Beyond: An International Perspective on Key Issues and Causes. New York: Springer. [Details] |
| Ian O'Donnell; (2008) 'The Fall and Rise of Homicide in Ireland' In: Sophie Body-Gendrot, Pieter Spierenburg (eds). Violence in Europe Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. UK: Springer. [Details] |
| Edgar, K. Martin, C. and ODonnell, I ; (2003) 'Institutional violence: prison conflicts in context' In: Stanko, E (eds). The Meanings of Violence. London: Routledge. [Details] |
| Edgar, K., ODonnell, I and Martin, C. ; (2003) 'Tracking the pathways to violence in prison' In: Lee, R.M. and Stanko, E (eds). Researching Violence: Essays on Methodology and Measurement. London: Routledge. [Details] |
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| O'Donnell, I; (2001) 'Sentencing and punishment in Ireland' In: Tonry, M (eds). Penal Reform in Overcrowded Times. USA: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
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| O'Donnell, I; (1999) 'Criminal justice review' In: McCashin, A. and O'Sullivan, E (eds). Irish Social Policy Review. Dublin: IPA. [Details] |
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| O'Donnell, I; (1998) 'Crime, punishment and poverty' In: Bacik, I and O'Connell, M (eds). Crime and Poverty in Ireland. Dublin: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd. [Details] |
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| Morrison, S & O'Donnell, I; (1996) 'An analysis of the decision-making practices of armed robbers' In: Homel, R (eds). The Politics and Practice of Situational Crime Prevention. Crime Prevention Studies, Vol 5. UK: Willan. [Details] |
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| Farmer, RDT & O'Donnell, I ; (1993) 'Suicide by poisoning in elderly populations' In: Bohme, K. et al (eds). Suicidal Behavior: The State of the Art. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I & Farmer, RDT ; (1993) 'Suicide on urban passenger railways' In: Bohme, K. et al (eds). Suicidal Behavior: The State of the Art. . [Details] | |||||||||
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Edited Books
| O'Donnell, I., O'Sullivan, E. and Healy, D (Ed.). (2005) Crime and Punishment in Ireland 1922-2003: A Statistical Sourcebook. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration. [Details] |
| Kilcommins, S and O'Donnell, I (Ed.). (2003) Alcohol, Society and Law. Chichester: Barry Rose Law Publishers. [Details] |
| Ian O'Donnell & Finbarr McAuley (Ed.). (2003) Criminal Justice History, Themes and Controversies from Pre-Independence Ireland. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [DOI] [Details] |
| O'Donnell, I, Farmer, RDT & Tranah, T (eds.) (Ed.). (1994) Suicide on Railways. Oxford: Pergamon Press. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| David M. Doyle and Ian O'Donnell; (2012) ''The Death Penalty in Post-Independence Ireland''. Journal of Legal History, 33 (1):65-91. [Details] |
| Diarmuid Griffin and Ian O'Donnell; (2012) 'The Life Sentence and Parole'. British Journal of Criminology, Advance Access . [DOI] [Details] |
| Ian O'Donnell; (2011) 'Crime and punishment in the Republic of Ireland: A country profile'. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 35 (1):69-84. [Details] |
| O'Donnell, I. and Jewkes, Y. ; (2011) 'Going home for Christmas: Prisoners, a taste of freedom and the press'. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 50 (1):75-91. [DOI] [Details] |
| O'Donnell, I. ; (2010) 'Killing in Ireland at the turn of the centuries: contexts, consequences and civilizing processes'. Irish Economic and Social History, 37 :53-74. [Details] |
| Baumer, EP,O'Donnell, I,Hughes, N; (2009) 'The Porous Prison A Note on the Rehabilitative Potential of Visits Home'. Prison Journal, 89 :119-126. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Behan, C,O'Donnell, I; (2008) 'Prisoners, politics and the polls'. British Journal of Criminology, 48 :319-336. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Healy, D. and O'Donnell, I; (2008) 'Deciding When to Call Time on Crime: Motivation, Generativity and Agency in Irish Probationers'. The Probation Journal, 55 (1):25-38. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, E,O'Donnell, I; (2007) 'Coercive confinement in the Republic of Ireland - The waning of a culture of control'. Punishment & Society, 9 :27-48. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Fazel, S,Bond, M,Gulati, G,O'Donnell, I; (2007) 'Elderly homicide in Chicago: A research note'. Sciences, 25 :629-639. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Fazel, S,O'Donnell, I,Hope, T,Gulati, G,Jacoby, R; (2007) 'Frontal lobes and older sex offenders: a preliminary investigation'. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22 :87-89. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Healy, D. and O'Donnell, I. ; (2006) '`Criminal thinking on probation: A perspective from Ireland'. Criminal Justice and Behaviour, 33 (6):782-802. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I; (2005) 'Violence and social change in the Republic of Ireland'. International Journal of the Sociology of Law, 33 (2):101-117. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Fazel, S,Hope, T,O'Donnell, I,Jacoby, R; (2004) 'Unmet treatment needs of older prisoners: a primary care survey'. Age and Ageing, 33 :396-398. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Piers Beirne & Ian O'Donnell; (2010) 'Gallous stories or dirty deeds? Representing parricide in J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World'. Crime Media and Culture, 6 (1):27-48. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Ian O'Donnell and Deirdre Healy; (2010) 'Crime, Consequences and Court Reports'. Irish Criminal Law Journal, 20 (1):2-7. [Details] | |||||||||
| Ian O'Donnell; (2008) 'Governing Through Crime:How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear. By Jonathan Simon (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007, 330pp)'. British Journal of Criminology, 48 (2):247-263. [DOI] [Details] |
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| Ian O'Donnell; (2008) 'Stagnation and Change in Irish Penal Policy'. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 47 (2):121-133. [DOI] [Details] |
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| Cormac Behan & Ian O'Donnell; (2008) 'Prisoners, Politics and the Polls Enfranchisement and the Burden of Responsibility'. British Journal of Criminology, 48 (3):319-336. [DOI] [Details] |
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| Deirdre Healy & Ian O'Donnell; (2008) 'Calling time on crime: Motivation, generativity and agency in Irish probationers'. Probation Journal, 55 (1):25-38. [DOI] [Details] |
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| Ian O'Donnell, Eric P.Baumer and Nicola Hughes; (2008) 'Recidivism in the Republic of Ireland'. Criminology and Criminal justice, 8 (2):123-146. [DOI] [Details] |
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| O'Sullivan, E. and O'Donnell, I; (2007) 'Coercive confinement in the Republic of Ireland: The waning of a culture of control Punishment and Society'. Punishment and Society, 9 (1):27-48. [DOI] [Details] |
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| Fazel, S., O'Donnell, I., Hope, T., Gulati, G. and Jacoby, R.; (2007) 'Frontal lobes and older sex offenders: a preliminary investigation'. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22 (1):87-89. [DOI] [Details] |
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| Seena Fazel, Mieko Bond, Guatam Gulati, Ian O'Donnell; (2007) 'Elderly Homicide in Chicago: A Research Note'. Behavioural Science and the Law, 25 (5):629-639. [DOI] [Details] |
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| O'Donnell, I., Teljeur C, Hughes H., Baumer E., Kelly A.; (2007) 'Punishment, social deprivation and the geography of reintegration'. Irish Criminal Law Journal, 17 (4):3-9. [Details] |
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| O'Donnell, I.; (2005) 'Lethal violence in Ireland, 1841 to 2003: Famine, celibacy and parental pacification'. British Journal of Criminology, 45 (5):671-695. [DOI] [Details] |
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| O'Donnell, I.; (2005) 'Putting prison in its place'. Judicial Studies Institute Journal, 5 (2):54-68. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I.; (2005) 'Crime and Justice in the Republic of Ireland'. European Journal of Criminology, 2 (1):99-131. [DOI] [Details] |
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| Healy, D. and O'Donnell, I.; (2005) 'Probation in the Republic of Ireland: Context and challenges'. Probation Journal, 52 (1):56-68. [DOI] [Details] |
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| Fazel, S; Hope, T; O'Donnell, I; Jacoby, R; ; (2004) 'Unmet treatment needs of older prisoners: a primary care survey'. Age and Ageing, 33 (4):396-398. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I; (2004) 'Prison rape in context'. British Journal of Criminology, 44 (2):241-255. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I; (2004) 'Imprisonment and penal policy in Ireland'. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 43 (3):253-266. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I; (2004) 'Patterns in crime'. Irish Criminal Law Journal, 14 (2). [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I; (2004) 'Interpreting penal change: A research note Criminal Justice'. The International Journal of Policy and Practice, 4 (2):99-206. [DOI] [Details] |
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| ODonnell, I. ; (2003) 'Preventing the ill-treatment of detainees'. Irish Criminal Law Journal, 13 (3). [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I.; (2003) 'A new paradigm for understanding violence? Testing the limits of Lonnie Athenss theory. '. British Journal of Criminology, 43 (4):750-771. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I. ; (2003) 'Punishment and society '. Studies, 92 :258-265. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I.; (2003) 'Sex crime in Ireland: Extent and trends '. Judicial Studies Institute Journal, 3 (1):85-102. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I and OSullivan, E. ; (2003) 'The politics of intolerance Irish style '. British Journal of Criminology, 43 (1):41-62. [Details] | |||||||||
| Kilcommins, S. and ODonnell, I. ; (2003) 'Wiping the slate clean: rehabilitating offenders and protecting the public '. Administration, 51 (2):73-89. [Details] | |||||||||
| Fazel, S; Hope, T; O'Donnell, I; Jacoby, R; ; (2002) 'Psychiatric, demographic and personality characteristics of elderly sex offenders'. Psychological Medicine, 32 (2):219-226. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I ; (2002) 'Unlawful killing past and present '. Irish Jurist, 37 :56-90. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I ; (2002) 'The re-integration of prisoners '. Administration, 50 (2):80-96. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I ; (2002) 'Interpreting crime trends '. Irish Criminal Law Journal, 12 (1):10-16. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I. Fazel, S, Hope, T and Jacoby, R. ; (2002) 'The greying of the prison population'. Prison Service Journal, 141 :23-25. [Details] | |||||||||
| Fazel, S, McMillan, J and ODonnell, I; (2002) 'Dementia in prisons: ethical and legal implications'. Journal of Medical Ethics, 28 (3):156-159. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Fazel, S; McMillan, J; O'Donnell, I; ; (2002) 'Dementia in prison: ethical and legal implications'. Journal of Medical Ethics, 28 (3):156-159. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I ; (2001) 'Prison matters'. Irish Jurist, 36 :153-173. [Details] |
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| ODonnell, I; (2001) 'The struggle for dominance: Prisons, power and sexual violence '. Criminal Law Forum, 12 (2):277-286. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I. ; (2001) 'Prison policy in Ireland '. Prison Service Journal, 135 :35-37. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, E. and ODonnell, I.; (2001) 'Why is crime decreasing? '. Irish Criminal Law Journal, 11 (1):2-4. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I; (2001) 'Crime, punishment and penal policy'. Irish Journal of Apllied Social Science, 2 (3):91-103. [Details] | |||||||||
| Fazel, S; Hope, T; O'Donnell, I; Jacoby, R; ; (2001) 'Hidden psychiatric morbidity in elderly prisoners'. British Journal of Psychiatry, 179 (NA):535-539. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I ; (2000) 'A comment on sentencing'. Irish Criminal Law Journal, 10 (4):2-3. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I ; (1999) 'Punishment and politics '. Doctrine and Life, 49 :581-587. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I ; (1999) 'Criminal justice review 1998'. Administration, 47 (2):175-211. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I; (1999) 'The prison officers '. Studies, 88 :181-186. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I & Edgar, K; (1999) 'Fear in prison '. The Prison Journal, 79 (1):90-99. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I ; (1998) 'Challenging the punitive obsession. '. Irish Criminal Law Journal, 8 (1):51-66. [Details] | |||||||||
| Edgar, K & ODonnell, I, ; (1998) 'Assault in prison: the victims contribution'. British Journal of Criminology, 38 (4):635-650. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I & Edgar, K, ; (1998) 'Routine victimisation in prisons '. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 37 (3):266-279. [Details] | |||||||||
| Edgar, K & ODonnell, I. ; (1998) 'The reluctant informer'. Prison Service Journal, 117 :44-46. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I; (1997) 'Crime, punishment and poverty '. Irish Criminal Law Journal, 7 (2):134-151. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I ; (1997) 'Sentencing and punishment in Ireland. '. Overcrowded Times, 8 (5):16-18. [Details] | |||||||||
| ODonnell, I ; (1997) 'Prisons and penal purpose: Measuring performance in English jails. '. Criminal Law Forum, 8 (1):111-123. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I & Morrison, S ; (1997) 'Armed and dangerous? The use of firearms in robbery'. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 36 (3):305-320. [Details] | |||||||||
| Edgar, K & ODonnell, I ; (1997) 'Responding to victimization. '. Prison Service Journal, 109 :15-19. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I, Farmer, R, & Catalan, J ; (1996) 'Explaining suicide: the views of survivors of serious suicide attempts'. British Journal of Psychiatry, 168 :780-786. [Details] | |||||||||
| Kelleher, MJ, Corcoran, P, Keeley, HS, Dennehy, J, & O'Donnell, I ; (1996) 'Improving procedures for recording suicide statistics'. Irish Medical Journal, 89 (1):14-15. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I & Farmer, RDT; (1995) 'The limitations of official suicide statistics. '. British Journal of Psychiatry, 166 :458-461. [Details] | |||||||||
| Tranah, T, O'Donnell, I, Farmer, R & Catalan, J; (1995) 'Variations in stress responses. '. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 8 :157-162. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I, Farmer, RDT & Tranah, T ; (1994) 'Introduction to suicide on railways'. Social Science and Medicine, 38 (3):399-400. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I & Farmer, RDT ; (1994) 'The epidemiology of suicide on the London Underground'. Social Science and Medicine, 38 (3):409-418. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I, Arthur, AJ & Farmer, RDT ; (1994) 'A follow-up study of attempted suicides. '. Social Science and Medicine, 38 (3):437-442. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I, Farmer, RDT & Catalan, J; (1993) 'Suicide notes. '. British Journal of Psychiatry, 163 :45-48. [Details] | |||||||||
| Pugh, K, O'Donnell, I & Catalan, J; (1993) 'Suicide and HIV disease'. Aids-Care, 5 (4):391-400. [Details] | |||||||||
| Farmer, RDT, Tranah, T, O'Donnell, I & Catalan, J ; (1992) 'Railway suicide: The psychological effects on drivers'. Psychological Medicine, 22 :407-414. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I, Catalan, J & Farmer, RDT ; (1992) 'Suicidal behaviour and HIV disease: a case report. '. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 5 :413-417. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Donnell, I & Farmer, RDT ; (1992) 'Suicidal acts on metro systems: an international perspective'. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 86 :60-63. [Details] | |||||||||
| Farmer, RDT, O'Donnell, I & Tranah, T ; (1991) 'Suicide on the London Underground System'. International Journal of Epidemiology, 20 :707-711. [Details] | |||||||||
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Other Journals
| Ian O'Donnell; (2008) 'The Harms of Prison' Studies, An Irish Quarterly Review 97 (388) . [Details] |
Published Reports
| UCD Institute of Criminology; (2003) Public Order Offences in Ireland. Government Publications, Dublin. [Details] |
| UCD Institute of Criminology; (2001) Crime in Ireland Trends and Patterns 1950 to 1998. Government Publications, Dublin. [Details] |
| Edgar, K & ODonnell, I ; (1998) Mandatory Drug Testing in Prisons: The Relationship Between MDT and the Level and Nature of Drug Misuse. (Research Study No. 189). Home Office, Oxford. [Details] |
Employment
| Employer: University College Dublin Position: Research Fellow |
| Employer: Irish Penal Reform Trust. Position: Director |
| Employer: University of Oxford Position: Research Officer |
| Employer: University of London. Position: Research Assistant |
| Employer: University College Dublin. Position: Professor of Criminology |
Education
| Year 1992 Institution: London University Qualification: PhD Subject: Epidemiology |
| Year 1989 Institution: University of Cambridge Qualification: MPhil Subject: Criminology |
| Year 1988 Institution: Trinity College Dublin Qualification: BA Subject: Psychology |
| Year 1992 Institution: Trinity College Dublin Qualification: MA Subject: |
| Year 1993 Institution: Oxford University, UK Qualification: MA Subject: |
| Year 2005 Institution: National University of Ireland Qualification: LLD Subject: Law |
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Other Activities
| MA (Dublin)(Oxon) M.Phil (Cantab) PhD (Lond) LLD (NUI) |