Mary Rogan is Lecturer in Socio-Legal Studies at Dublin Institute of Technology. Her research interests include prison policy, criminal justice policy-making, penal reform, prison law, penal politics and the history of punishment. She is a qualified barrister and current Chairperson of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.

• 1. Understanding Prison Policy: The Sociology of Punishment and Policy-Making  2. Prison Policy in Ireland from Independence to 'the Emergency' – Civil War and Conservative Administration  3. Prison Policy 'the Emergency': the Recurring Effects of Subversion and Stagnation  4. Prison Policy during the 1950s: Low Numbers and Limited Interest  5. Prison Policy during the 1960s: 'Solo Runs' and Social Change  6. Prison Policy in the 1970s: Subversion, Suspicion and Tension  7. Prison Policy during the 1980s  8. Prison Policy during the 1990s: The Crucial Decade  9. Prison Policy since 2000 and Beyond  10. Conclusion: Unravelling the Nature of Irish Prison Policy

'...the breadth of the historical analysis within this book allows for a wider view of the role that prisons have played in state security.''[Rogan's] book is an important contribution to the growing canon of criminological research in Ireland. It is also provides a fascinating historical overview that reminds one of the relevance of history to the present.'-Dr Nicola Carr, Queen’s University Belfast, in the Irish Probation Journal, vol 8 Oct 2011

Mary Rogan is Lecturer in Socio-Legal Studies at Dublin Institute of Technology. Her research interests include prison policy, criminal justice policy-making, penal reform, prison law, penal politics and the history of punishment. She is a qualified barrister and current Chairperson of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.

• 1. Understanding Prison Policy: The Sociology of Punishment and Policy-Making  2. Prison Policy in Ireland from Independence to 'the Emergency' – Civil War and Conservative Administration  3. Prison Policy 'the Emergency': the Recurring Effects of Subversion and Stagnation  4. Prison Policy during the 1950s: Low Numbers and Limited Interest  5. Prison Policy during the 1960s: 'Solo Runs' and Social Change  6. Prison Policy in the 1970s: Subversion, Suspicion and Tension  7. Prison Policy during the 1980s  8. Prison Policy during the 1990s: The Crucial Decade  9. Prison Policy since 2000 and Beyond  10. Conclusion: Unravelling the Nature of Irish Prison Policy

'...the breadth of the historical analysis within this book allows for a wider view of the role that prisons have played in state security.''[Rogan's] book is an important contribution to the growing canon of criminological research in Ireland. It is also provides a fascinating historical overview that reminds one of the relevance of history to the present.'-Dr Nicola Carr, Queen’s University Belfast, in the Irish Probation Journal, vol 8 Oct 2011

Mary Rogan is Lecturer in Socio-Legal Studies at Dublin Institute of Technology. Her research interests include prison policy, criminal justice policy-making, penal reform, prison law, penal politics and the history of punishment. She is a qualified barrister and current Chairperson of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.

• 1. Understanding Prison Policy: The Sociology of Punishment and Policy-Making  2. Prison Policy in Ireland from Independence to 'the Emergency' – Civil War and Conservative Administration  3. Prison Policy 'the Emergency': the Recurring Effects of Subversion and Stagnation  4. Prison Policy during the 1950s: Low Numbers and Limited Interest  5. Prison Policy during the 1960s: 'Solo Runs' and Social Change  6. Prison Policy in the 1970s: Subversion, Suspicion and Tension  7. Prison Policy during the 1980s  8. Prison Policy during the 1990s: The Crucial Decade  9. Prison Policy since 2000 and Beyond  10. Conclusion: Unravelling the Nature of Irish Prison Policy

'...the breadth of the historical analysis within this book allows for a wider view of the role that prisons have played in state security.''[Rogan's] book is an important contribution to the growing canon of criminological research in Ireland. It is also provides a fascinating historical overview that reminds one of the relevance of history to the present.'-Dr Nicola Carr, Queen’s University Belfast, in the Irish Probation Journal, vol 8 Oct 2011