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Sarah O’Neill worked for the Probation Service in Derbyshire for 17 years. She has experience as a Probation Officer and Senior Probation Officer in both offender management and Court settings. Sarah has also worked as a Practice Development Assessor and is an experienced trainer.

Sarah joined 51Âþ»­ in June 2019 as a Senior Lecturer. She is involved with the delivery of the Probation Qualifications pathways, under a contract with the Ministry of Justice. This pathway provides a learning provision for students aspiring to become Probation Officers (levels 4 and 5), as well as students already embarked upon the qualification programme (level 6).

Sarah’s primary responsibility is module leader for the Risk of Serious Harm and Public Protection module (level 6). This module focuses upon the role of the Probation Officer in risk assessment and management.

Institute for Research in Criminology and Community and Social Justice

Research interests lie in the field of Probation Work and the Criminal Justice System. Particular areas of interest include:

• Desistance approaches
• Equality and diversity
• Probation training

• Risk of Serious Harm and Public Protection
• Offender Management, Approaches and Interventions
• Rehabilitation of Offenders

• Diploma in Probation Studies
• BA Social Policy
• Chartered Management Institute (CMI) middle manager's certificate
• Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) qualification

• Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP) courses

• NAPO