Margaret Fitzgerald O'Reilly

Dr Margaret Fitzgerald-OReillys 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 and experience in a number of areas, particularly in the field of criminal law, criminal justice and international human rights. Below are the modules she currently lectures.

Dr Margaret Fitzgerald-O Reilly, BCL, LLM, PhD (UCC),andnbsp;is an Associate Professor at theandnbsp;Schoolandnbsp;ofandnbsp;Lawandnbsp;at UL. Prior to her appointment in 2012, she lectured in theandnbsp;Schoolandnbsp;ofandnbsp;Lawandnbsp;and Government atandnbsp;DCU. Margaret has an LLM in Criminal Justice and in 2012 was awarded her PhD entitled The Usual Suspects: The Legal Marginalisation of Ex-Prisoners in Irish Society; she was awarded a University President s Scholarship to undertake this research. Her research interests are primarily in the field of criminology, penology andandnbsp;criminal justice, in particular, issues pertaining toandnbsp;criminal records, criminal information sharingandnbsp;and disclosure issues,andnbsp;post-release management of offenders, sentencing and management of sex offenders,andnbsp;social and legal exclusion, techniques of punishment, sentencing, andandnbsp;crime control policies. She is the author ofandnbsp;Uses and Consequences of a Criminal Conviction: Going on the Record of an Offender (UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) and co-author ofandnbsp;Sexual Offending in Ireland: Laws, Procedures and; Punishment, (Dublin: Clarus Press, 2018). She is currently working on a research monograph towards an International Criminal Records Database: Implications for Risk, Security and Human Rights (Forthcoming 2023: Palgrave Macmillan) and a socio-legal book onandnbsp;Human Rights Law in Modern Policingandnbsp;(Forthcomingandnbsp;2023: Clarus Press).andnbsp;She has also published in national and international peer reviewed journalsandnbsp;and is a member of the Centre for Crime Justice and Victim Studies.andnbsp; She is supervising PhD candidates researching in the areas of sentencing, prisons and prisoners, and sexual offences. She welcomes applications from candidates interested in these areas and other areas of criminology, offender management and rehabilitation and desistance of offenders.