Dr Martina Feilzer delivers keynote speech at Welsh Centre for Crime and Social Justice conference

Dr Martina Feilzer, Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice, recently delivered a keynote speech at a major Welsh conference.

Around 60 law, social science, criminology and criminal justice academics from across Wales attended the 6^th annual conference of the Welsh Centre for Crime and Social Justice, funded by HEFCW, last month.

Dr Feilzer’s keynote centred on her new book, Privatising Probation: Is Transforming Rehabilitation the end of the probation ideal?, co-authored with Dr John Deering, University of South Wales, and examined the recent changes to probation introduced under the Transforming Rehabilitation agenda, which have divided and part-privatised the probation service. Her highly topical presentation focussed on two aspects of her research on probation staff: the effect of the changes on probation values, and the legitimacy of probation. 

Publication date: 27 May 2015