Forgotten or neglected? The prison officer in existing penal research and the case for Irish explorations of prison work

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dc.contributor.authorBarry, Coletteen
dc.contributor.funderIrish Research Councilen
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-01T14:46:30Z
dc.date.available2018-10-01T14:46:30Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractThe role of the modern prison officer is undoubtedly one of considerable significance within prisons and across prison systems. While officers occupy important roles in the context of the implementation of policy and the legitimacy of the prison, a paucity of robust prison officer research has persisted for many years. Described in existing literature as the ‘invisible ghosts of penality’, prison officers and their culture have not been subjected to the same rigours of empirical analysis as the institution of the prison and the prisoners who reside within it. Recent years have seen a burgeoning body of research emerge internationally. Irish scholarship in this area has not begun to flourish in a similar fashion, however. Using existing research as a starting point, this paper seeks to advocate for the need for Irish studies of prison officers and their cultures, experiences and perceptions. The paper will commence with a discussion of the importance and value of prison officer research. An outline of existing research will be presented, highlighting in particular recent empirical work on prison officer culture. Following this, the paper will move to consider the Irish context, beginning with a discussion of the lack of research interest and the primarily descriptive focus of previous academic endeavours in this area. Finally, the need for robust Irish research in this area will be articulated, emphasising the significance of future Irish scholarship as a contribution to existing knowledge of prison officers and criminological research more generally.en
dc.description.sponsorshipIrish Research Council (Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationBarry, C. (2013) 'Forgotten or neglected? The prison officer in existing penal research and the case for Irish explorations of prison work', CCJHR Legal Research Working Papers series, No. 4, Cork: CCJHR, University College Corken
dc.identifier.endpage8en
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6962
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCentre for Criminal Justice & Human Rights (CCJHR), School of Law, University College Corken
dc.relation.urihttp://www.ucc.ie/en/ccjhr
dc.rights© Colette Barry, 2013en
dc.subjectPrisonsen
dc.subjectPrison officersen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.titleForgotten or neglected? The prison officer in existing penal research and the case for Irish explorations of prison worken
dc.typeReporten
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