Gill McIvor
Biographic Data
| ID | 5407328 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gill McIvor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gill |
| FAMILY NAME | McIvor |
| SIGNATURE | MCIVOR G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stirling |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7147-2078 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Beyond the Risk Paradigm in Criminal Justice
The risk assessment process, the interventions and treatment commenced as a result of it and the theory behind it are central to the administration of criminal justice programmes around the world. Most youth and adult corrections departments routinely conduct risk assessments, which are then used to inform the nature and intensity of subsequent criminal justice interventions. In this unique and important text, a team of the world's leading resear…
You Think You’re Helping Them, But They’re Helping You Too”: Experiences of Scottish Male Young Offenders Participating in a Dog Training Program
Interaction with animals can be beneficial to humans and animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) are increasingly popular in a range of contexts. Dog training programs (DTPs) are the most popular form of AAI in custodial contexts; prisoners often have multiple needs and DTPs seem to facilitate a diverse range of positive outcomes, including improvements in well-being, behavior, and offending behavior. However, evidence on the efficacy of prison-base…
Holistic’ Community Punishment and Criminal Justice Interventions for Women
Calls for ‘holistic’ responses to halt the increasing imprisonment of women are continually reiterated. Solutions are sought which aim to be both ‘gender‐responsive’ and ‘community‐based’; however, the absence of meaningful definitions of ‘community’ and ‘holistic’ means that superficial responses are often put in place in response to failures of the system. Taking as an example one attempt to introduce a community‐based service for women in Scot…
What Works With Women Offenders
Female inmates are among the most marginalised groups in society ... The prevalence of childhood and adulthood sexual and violent victimisation, poverty, and poor educational and employment attainment reported by female inmates is nothing short of alarming (Nicholls, Lee, Corrado and Ogloff, 2004:179)
Criminal justice responses to drug related crime in Scotland
Sentencing drug offenders under the 2003 Criminal Justice Act: Challenges for the probation service
For the most part the 2003 Criminal Justice Act, which came into effect in England and Wales in April 2005, was accepted by the probation service with relatively little opposition. Given the enormity of its impact acquiescence to this degree of change ought to come as something of a surprise. The 2003 Act changed fundamentally the nature of community supervision, it brought to an end the traditional range of non-custodial penalties and replaced t…
The Effectiveness of Support and Rehabilitation Services for Women Offenders
There is a large body of research evidence suggesting that support, rehabilitation, and supervision programs can help offenders to reduce recidivism. However, the effectiveness of these services is dependent upon the extent to which the workers who deliver them comply with “what works” principles and practices. Because most of this research has been conducted with men, this study focused on the extent to which these principles and practices apply…
Women and community sentences
Despite the increasing numbers of women given community sentences in the UK and in other jurisdictions in recent years, there has been relatively little research into women’s experiences of these disposals. This is particularly surprising given what is known about the distinctive characteristics of women in conflict with the law and the gendered nature of pathways to crime. This article draws upon the experiences of women made subject to a range …
Working with Women Offenders in the Community
Therapeutic jurisprudence and procedural justice in Scottish Drug Courts
Scotland, like other western jurisdictions, has recently witnessed the development of problem-solving courts aimed at responding more effectively to issues that underlie certain types of offending behaviour. The first to be established were two pilot Drug Courts, which drew upon experience of Scottish Drug Treatment and Testing Orders. In common with Drug Courts elsewhere, the Scottish pilots combined treatment, drug testing, supervision and judi…
Time Out’ for Women: Innovation in Scotland in a Context of Change
The 218 Centre was set up following consistent concerns about the increasing number of women in prison in Scotland and the high‐level needs of many of these women. It is an innovative and high‐profile attempt to develop appropriate responses to women in the criminal justice system. It offers women an opportunity for ‘time out’ of their normal environment without resorting to ‘time in’ custody, providing both residential and community‐based servic…
Co-operation in Drug Treatment Services: Views of Offenders on Court Orders in Scotland
Accessing client perspectives about co-operation in substance misuse treatment offers important information to enhance services and improve drop-out rates. This article reports upon qualitative data from a localised study of service needs of offenders in Scotland who were undertaking community-based court orders. The views of 27 men and two women on their current and recent treatment offers rich insights into factors influencing their co-operatio…
Women who offend
Part I: Female Offending and Responses to It. 1. Female Offending: A Theoretical Overview, Loraine Gelsthorpe, Institute of Criminology. 2. Breaking the Mould: Patterns of Female Offending, Michele Burman, University of Glasgow. 3. From `A Safer to a Better Way': Transformations in Penal Policy for Women, Jacqueline Tombs, Scottish Consortium on Crime and Criminal Justice. 4. Why Are More Women Being Sentenced to Custody? Carol Hedderman, Crimina…
Jobs for the Boys: Gender Differences in Referral to Community Service
Community service is most commonly imposed upon young males and there are clear differences in the characteristics of men and women sentenced to undertake unpaid work. Gender differences may be introduced at any of a number of key decision‐making points in the sentencing process. Data from three Scottish courts indicate that women referred for community service assessments are less likely than men to be at risk of custody, with gender differences…
Community Service by Offenders: How Much Does the Community Benefit
Community service orders enable convicted offenders to perform unpaid work of benefit to their local community. In Scotland, community service schemes are operated by the social work departments, who have responsibility for the provision of statutory social work services in the criminal justice system. The present article describes the experiences and views of 567 members of the public who had work, such as painting and decorating or gardening, c…
Community Service by Offenders: Agency Experiences and Attitudes
Community service orders (i.e., sentences) enable convicted offenders to perform unpaid work for the benefit of their local communities. The present article describes the experiences and views of 172 nonprofit social service agencies in Scotland that offered placements to, and supervised, offenders on community service orders during 1989. The results of the survey indicated that such work was highly valued by most agencies. Although approximately…
The Comparative Costs of Community Service and Custody in Scotland
This paper examines the costs of community service orders, and compares them with the costs of alternative custodial sentences. Twelve Scottish community service schemes are studied. Costs are disaggregated to component activities (assessment, matching, placement supervision and breaches), and average costs per offender calculated and compared. It is found that, while cheaper than custody, community service is not as cheap as recent central gover…
Community Service Work Placements
The attitudes and responses of offenders on community service orders to different types of work have been largely undocumented. A study of Scottish community service schemes revealed that the quality of work placements was more important than the setting in which the work was carried out or the broad nature of the work performed. Placements with certain characteristics were most valued by the offenders and a positive experience of community servi…
Community Service and Custody in Scotland
The recent Home Office and Scottish Office National Standards are aimed, among other things, at encouraging the use of community service as an alternative to custody. Research in twelve Scottish schemes revealed that community service was replacing imprisonment for less than half the offenders on orders and that the percentage of offenders diverted from custody has decreased over the years. Standardisation of practice, increased risk‐taking by sc…
Women and community sentences
Despite the increasing numbers of women given community sentences in the UK and in other jurisdictions in recent years, there has been relatively little research into women’s experiences of these disposals. This is particularly surprising given what is known about the distinctive characteristics of women in conflict with the law and the gendered nature of pathways to crime. This article draws upon the experiences of women made subject to a range …
Therapeutic jurisprudence and procedural justice in Scottish Drug Courts
Scotland, like other western jurisdictions, has recently witnessed the development of problem-solving courts aimed at responding more effectively to issues that underlie certain types of offending behaviour. The first to be established were two pilot Drug Courts, which drew upon experience of Scottish Drug Treatment and Testing Orders. In common with Drug Courts elsewhere, the Scottish pilots combined treatment, drug testing, supervision and judi…
Community Service by Offenders: Agency Experiences and Attitudes
Community service orders (i.e., sentences) enable convicted offenders to perform unpaid work for the benefit of their local communities. The present article describes the experiences and views of 172 nonprofit social service agencies in Scotland that offered placements to, and supervised, offenders on community service orders during 1989. The results of the survey indicated that such work was highly valued by most agencies. Although approximately…
The Effectiveness of Support and Rehabilitation Services for Women Offenders
There is a large body of research evidence suggesting that support, rehabilitation, and supervision programs can help offenders to reduce recidivism. However, the effectiveness of these services is dependent upon the extent to which the workers who deliver them comply with “what works” principles and practices. Because most of this research has been conducted with men, this study focused on the extent to which these principles and practices apply…
Community Service and Custody in Scotland
The recent Home Office and Scottish Office National Standards are aimed, among other things, at encouraging the use of community service as an alternative to custody. Research in twelve Scottish schemes revealed that community service was replacing imprisonment for less than half the offenders on orders and that the percentage of offenders diverted from custody has decreased over the years. Standardisation of practice, increased risk‐taking by sc…
Community Service Work Placements
The attitudes and responses of offenders on community service orders to different types of work have been largely undocumented. A study of Scottish community service schemes revealed that the quality of work placements was more important than the setting in which the work was carried out or the broad nature of the work performed. Placements with certain characteristics were most valued by the offenders and a positive experience of community servi…
The Comparative Costs of Community Service and Custody in Scotland
This paper examines the costs of community service orders, and compares them with the costs of alternative custodial sentences. Twelve Scottish community service schemes are studied. Costs are disaggregated to component activities (assessment, matching, placement supervision and breaches), and average costs per offender calculated and compared. It is found that, while cheaper than custody, community service is not as cheap as recent central gover…
Community Service by Offenders: How Much Does the Community Benefit
Community service orders enable convicted offenders to perform unpaid work of benefit to their local community. In Scotland, community service schemes are operated by the social work departments, who have responsibility for the provision of statutory social work services in the criminal justice system. The present article describes the experiences and views of 567 members of the public who had work, such as painting and decorating or gardening, c…
Community Service by Offenders: Agency Experiences and Attitudes
Community service orders (i.e., sentences) enable convicted offenders to perform unpaid work for the benefit of their local communities. The present article describes the experiences and views of 172 nonprofit social service agencies in Scotland that offered placements to, and supervised, offenders on community service orders during 1989. The results of the survey indicated that such work was highly valued by most agencies. Although approximately…
Jobs for the Boys: Gender Differences in Referral to Community Service
Community service is most commonly imposed upon young males and there are clear differences in the characteristics of men and women sentenced to undertake unpaid work. Gender differences may be introduced at any of a number of key decision‐making points in the sentencing process. Data from three Scottish courts indicate that women referred for community service assessments are less likely than men to be at risk of custody, with gender differences…
Women who offend
Part I: Female Offending and Responses to It. 1. Female Offending: A Theoretical Overview, Loraine Gelsthorpe, Institute of Criminology. 2. Breaking the Mould: Patterns of Female Offending, Michele Burman, University of Glasgow. 3. From `A Safer to a Better Way': Transformations in Penal Policy for Women, Jacqueline Tombs, Scottish Consortium on Crime and Criminal Justice. 4. Why Are More Women Being Sentenced to Custody? Carol Hedderman, Crimina…
Co-operation in Drug Treatment Services: Views of Offenders on Court Orders in Scotland
Accessing client perspectives about co-operation in substance misuse treatment offers important information to enhance services and improve drop-out rates. This article reports upon qualitative data from a localised study of service needs of offenders in Scotland who were undertaking community-based court orders. The views of 27 men and two women on their current and recent treatment offers rich insights into factors influencing their co-operatio…
Time Out’ for Women: Innovation in Scotland in a Context of Change
The 218 Centre was set up following consistent concerns about the increasing number of women in prison in Scotland and the high‐level needs of many of these women. It is an innovative and high‐profile attempt to develop appropriate responses to women in the criminal justice system. It offers women an opportunity for ‘time out’ of their normal environment without resorting to ‘time in’ custody, providing both residential and community‐based servic…
Therapeutic jurisprudence and procedural justice in Scottish Drug Courts
Scotland, like other western jurisdictions, has recently witnessed the development of problem-solving courts aimed at responding more effectively to issues that underlie certain types of offending behaviour. The first to be established were two pilot Drug Courts, which drew upon experience of Scottish Drug Treatment and Testing Orders. In common with Drug Courts elsewhere, the Scottish pilots combined treatment, drug testing, supervision and judi…
Working with Women Offenders in the Community
Women and community sentences
Despite the increasing numbers of women given community sentences in the UK and in other jurisdictions in recent years, there has been relatively little research into women’s experiences of these disposals. This is particularly surprising given what is known about the distinctive characteristics of women in conflict with the law and the gendered nature of pathways to crime. This article draws upon the experiences of women made subject to a range …
Sentencing drug offenders under the 2003 Criminal Justice Act: Challenges for the probation service
For the most part the 2003 Criminal Justice Act, which came into effect in England and Wales in April 2005, was accepted by the probation service with relatively little opposition. Given the enormity of its impact acquiescence to this degree of change ought to come as something of a surprise. The 2003 Act changed fundamentally the nature of community supervision, it brought to an end the traditional range of non-custodial penalties and replaced t…
The Effectiveness of Support and Rehabilitation Services for Women Offenders
There is a large body of research evidence suggesting that support, rehabilitation, and supervision programs can help offenders to reduce recidivism. However, the effectiveness of these services is dependent upon the extent to which the workers who deliver them comply with “what works” principles and practices. Because most of this research has been conducted with men, this study focused on the extent to which these principles and practices apply…
What Works With Women Offenders
Female inmates are among the most marginalised groups in society ... The prevalence of childhood and adulthood sexual and violent victimisation, poverty, and poor educational and employment attainment reported by female inmates is nothing short of alarming (Nicholls, Lee, Corrado and Ogloff, 2004:179)
Criminal justice responses to drug related crime in Scotland
Holistic’ Community Punishment and Criminal Justice Interventions for Women
Calls for ‘holistic’ responses to halt the increasing imprisonment of women are continually reiterated. Solutions are sought which aim to be both ‘gender‐responsive’ and ‘community‐based’; however, the absence of meaningful definitions of ‘community’ and ‘holistic’ means that superficial responses are often put in place in response to failures of the system. Taking as an example one attempt to introduce a community‐based service for women in Scot…
Beyond the Risk Paradigm in Criminal Justice
The risk assessment process, the interventions and treatment commenced as a result of it and the theory behind it are central to the administration of criminal justice programmes around the world. Most youth and adult corrections departments routinely conduct risk assessments, which are then used to inform the nature and intensity of subsequent criminal justice interventions. In this unique and important text, a team of the world's leading resear…
You Think You’re Helping Them, But They’re Helping You Too”: Experiences of Scottish Male Young Offenders Participating in a Dog Training Program
Interaction with animals can be beneficial to humans and animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) are increasingly popular in a range of contexts. Dog training programs (DTPs) are the most popular form of AAI in custodial contexts; prisoners often have multiple needs and DTPs seem to facilitate a diverse range of positive outcomes, including improvements in well-being, behavior, and offending behavior. However, evidence on the efficacy of prison-base…
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (18 works) · Criminology (16 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Political science (15 works) · Public relations (11 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Business (9 works) · Criminal justice (9 works) · Law (9 works)