The report includes the following plenary papers:

Opening Address
Martin Tansey, Chairperson IASD

Keynote Speaker
The Hon. Mr. Justice Joseph Finnegan, President of the High Court

Sentencing and Sanctions - Finland’s Experience
Professor Tapio Lappi-Seppälä, Nat. Research Institute of Legal Policy, Finland
Keywords: Finland; Sanctions; Criminal Justice; Legal Policy; Crime policy.

Risk in Irish Society: moving to a crime control model of criminal justice
Dr Shane Kilcommins, University College Cork
Keywords: Ireland; Crime control; Criminal Justice; Criminology.

Reducing re-offending: community punishments and programmes
Donald G. Evans, President, Canadian Training Institute
Keywords: Punishment: Re-offending; Rehabilitation; Community programmes; Recidivism

The Manualisation of Offender Treatment
Dr. Mary McMurran, School of Psychology, Cardiff University
Keywords: Mental Health; Offender; Counselling; Treatment programmes.