1st May 2013
IPRT is delighted to announce that the 2013 award winner for outstanding performance in a thesis related to penal reform by a student on the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) MA in Criminology, an award which is sponsored by IPRT, is Ms Judy McAvoy.
Judy was awarded the IPRT prize for her thesis entitled Birds of a Feather? Irish Public Attitudes towards Sex Crime and Sex Offender Reintegration. Is there a Publically Perceived Scale of Sexual Deviance? The thesis explored levels of punitiveness and responses to reintegrative measures and policies.
Judy received her award at a ceremony on Wednesday 1st May, 2013.
More information on the DIT MA in Criminology here.
Photo: Judy McEvoy and Liam Herrick, Executive Director, IPRT
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.