Dr Joe Garrihy
Biography
Dr. Joe Garrihy is an Assistant Professor in Criminology at the School of Law and Criminology, Maynooth University. A specialist in penology, his research also addresses broad issues, lived experiences and policy across the fields of criminal justice and beyond. He holds a PhD in Criminology from University College Dublin based on his study examining prison officers' occupational cultures and identities in Ireland.
Joe has recently completed or is currently engaged in several projects including examinations of the experiences and rights of examinations of the experiences and rights of minority ethnic and Foreign National Prisoners, ‘cocooning’ in Irish prisons. Dr Garrihy is the project lead of the collaborative Unlocking Potential Project aiming to reform Higher Education admissions policies and practices for people with convictions and develop support services for the duration of their studies. A concurrent project examines employers’ attitudes to hiring people with lived experience while exploring people with convictions’ experience of the employment market.
These projects and wider research include collaborative and co-produced projects with the Irish Penal Reform Trust, the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons, the Pathways Centre, the Irish Prison Service, and the Probation Service among others. Funding for Joe’s research has been secured through multiple grants from organisations including the Irish Research Council, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, the Public Sector Innovation Fund, and the Irish Penal Reform Trust. Joe’s work has been featured in diverse mediums including national broadcasters and international peer-reviewed journals including the British Journal of Criminology.
Reflecting his academic background in Anthropology, Sociology and Criminology, Joe’s teaching and research are multidisciplinary and collaborative while employing diverse research methodologies. He has led, developed, and delivered core and specialist modules across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Joe lectures courses on penology and comparative penal policies as well as introductory criminology and criminal justice courses. Joe welcomes potential research students and collaborations in penology, prison life and cultures, re-integrative pathways for people with convictions, and broader penal policies.
Research Interests
Research Projects
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2023 | Garrihy, J.; Marder, I.; Gilheaney, P. (2023) '‘Cocooning’ in prison during COVID-19: Findings from recent research in Ireland'. European Journal of Criminology, 20 (3). [Link] https://doi-org.may.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/14773708221132888 [Full-Text] | |
| 2023 | Doyle, D.M.; Garrihy, J.; Cleary, M.; Murphy, M. (2023) 'Foreign National Prisoners and Religious Practice in Irish Prisons'. Journal of Human Rights Practice, 15 . [Link] [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2022 | Joe Garrihy (2022) '‘That Doesn’t Leave You’: Psychological Dirt and Taint in Prison Officers’ Occupational Cultures and Identities'. British Journal of Criminology, 62 (4):982-999. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azab074 | |
| 2020 | Joe Garrihy (2020) '‘There are Fourteen Grey Areas’: ‘Jailing’, Professionalism and Legitimacy in Prison Officers’ Occupational Cultures'. Irish Probation Journal, (17):128-150. [Link] [Full-Text] | |
| 2020 | Garrihy J.; Watters A. (2020) 'Emotions and agency in prison research'. METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, 13 (2). [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2024 | Doyle, D.M.; Garrihy, J.; Cleary, M.; Murphy, M. (2024) 'Foreign national prisoners, discrimination and race relations in Irish prisons'. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 57 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | David M Doyle; Joe Garrihy; Maria Cleary (2024) 'Foreign National Prisoners and Language Barriers in Irish Prisons'. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, . | |
| 2024 | David M Doyle; Joe Garrihy; Maria Cleary (2024) 'Foreign National Prisoners and the Maintenance of Family Ties in Irish Prisons'. Crime, Law and Social Change, . | |
| 2021 | Ian D. Marder; Magali Lapouge; Joe Garrihy; Avril Brandon (2021) 'A Review of the Literature on Open Prison Research'. Prison Service Journal, 256 :3-9. [Link] |
Published Report
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2022 | Doyle, David; Brandon, Avril; Garrihy, Joe; Adanan, Amina; Bracken, Denis (2022) Sometimes I'm missing the words: The rights, needs and experiences of foreign national and minority ethnic groups in the Irish penal system. Irish Penal Reform Trust, . [Link] [Full-Text] | |
| 2020 | Gilheaney, P., Garrihy, J. & Marder, I. (2020) Ameliorating the impact of cocooning on people in custody. Office of the Inspector of Prisons, . [Link] | |
| 2024 | Dr Joe Garrihy; Dr David Doyle (2024) Experiences, Policy and Practices for Foreign National Prisoners in Ireland. Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas, . | |
| 2024 | Dr Joe Garrihy; Dr Ciara Bracken-Roche; Irish Penal Reform Trust (2024) “The Secondary Punishment”: A Scoping Study on Employer Attitudes to Hiring People with Criminal Convictions. Irish Penal Reform Trust, . |
Conference Publication
Conference Contribution
Newspaper Articles
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2022 | Ian D. Marder, Ciara Bracken-Roche, Joe Garrihy, Claire Hamilton, Gemma Lynch, Rose Ryan (2022) When people with convictions get degrees, everybody wins, RTÉ. [Newspaper Articles] [Link] | |
| 2024 | Dr IAN MARDER, Assistant Professor in Criminology, School of Law and Criminology, Maynooth University School; Senator LYNN RUANE, (Independent); IVANA BACIK TD, (Labour); AODHÁN Ó RÍORDÁIN TD, (Labour); GARY GANNON TD, (Social Democrats); Dr JOE GARRIHY, Assistant Professor in Criminology, Maynooth University; Prof TOBIAS WINRIGHT, Professor of Moral Theology, St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth; Dr THREASE FINNEGAN-KESSIE, Assistant Professor, Department of Design Innovation Maynooth University; Prof YVONNE DALY, Professor of Criminal Law and Evidence, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University; Prof CLAIRE HAMILTON, Professor of Criminology, Maynooth University; Dr DEIRDRE HEALY, Associate Professor, UCD Sutherland School of Law; Dr COLETTE BARRY, Assistant Professor in Criminology, UCD Sutherland School of Law; Dr BRIAN MELAUGH, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University; Dr AMINA ADANAN, Assistant Professor in Law, Maynooth University; Dr KEVIN WOZNIAK, Director of the Centre for Criminology, Maynooth University; Dr KEVIN WARNER, (Former National Coordinator of Education in Prison, Department of Justice); Dr MEGAN COGHLAN, Assistant Professor in Criminology, Maynooth University; Dr CIARA BRACKEN-ROCHE, Assistant Professor in Criminology, Maynooth University; Dr NIAMH MAGUIRE, Senior Lecturer in Law, South East Technological University School of Humanities; SAOIRSE BRADY, Executive Director, Irish Penal Reform Trust; Dr SEAMUS TAYLOR, Head of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University, and Chair, Irish Penal Reform Trust; Dr JOHANNA O’SHEA, Assistant Professor in Social Work, Department of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University; Prof MAGGIE O’NEILL, Professor of Sociology & Criminology, Director of the Institute for Social Science in the 21st Century and UCC Futures: Collective Social Futures; Dr FIONNUALA BRENNAN, Department of Law and Criminal Justice, South East Technological University; Dr KATHARINA SWIRAK, Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University College Cork; Dr JAMES WINDLE, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University College Cork; Dr RHIANNON BANDIERA, Assistant Professor in Criminology and Co-Director of the Research Centre in International Justice, Maynooth University; Dr FIONA DONSON, Senior Lecturer in Law and Co-Director, Traveller Equality and Justice Project, School of Law, University College Cork; Dr EVA DEVANEY, Substance Use and Gambling Support Officer; Dr SAMANTHA MORGAN-WILLIAMS, Director, Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, School of Law, University College Cork; Dr LYNSEY BLACK, Assistant Professor in Criminology, Maynooth University; Prof URSULA KILKELLY, School of Law, University College Cork; JAMES LEONARD, Community Worker, Criminologist and Podcast Host; Dr MARY ROGAN, Associate Professor in Law, Trinity College Dublin; Prof DONNCHA O’CONNELL, School of Law, University of Galway; ORLAITH RICE, Law Lecturer, Dublin Business School; Prof AMANDA HAYNES, European Centre for the Study of Hate, University of Limerick; Prof JENNIFER SCHWEPPE, European Centre for the Study of Hate, University of Limerick; Dr JOHN MORRISON, Assistant Professor in Criminology, Maynooth University; Dr CATHERINE O’SULLIVAN, Senior Lecturer in Law, University College Cork; Dr GERALDINE CLEERE, Lecturer of Law and Cr (2024) Plan for prison expansion is a bad idea. Dublin: [Newspaper Articles] [Link] | |
| 2024 | Lynsey Black; John F Morrison; Joe Garrihy; Rhiannon Bandiera; Megan Coghlan; Claire Hamilton; Ian D Marder; Ciara Bracken-Roche; Etain Quigley; Kevin Wozniak (2024) A return to penal populism will fail Ireland, Irish Examiner. Cork: [Newspaper Articles] [Link] |
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2023 | Joe Garrihy (2023) 'Death Road: La Paz to Coroico, Bolivia' In: 50 Dark Destinations: Crime and Contemporary Tourism. Bristol : Policy Press. | |
| 2023 | Joe Garrihy (2023) '‘It’s a Very Clannish Type of a Job’: Entitativity and Identity in Prison Officers’ Occupational Cultures and Identities' In: Prison Officers: International Perspectives on Prison Work. London : Palgrave Macmillan. [Link] https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41061-1_7 |
Other
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2024 | Joe Garrihy; Ciara Bracken-Roche (2024) Employers’ Toolkit for Inclusive Hiring of People with Convictions. Dublin: [Other] [Link] |
Radio Presentation
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2024 | Andrea Gilligan; Joe Garrihy; Damien Quinn (2024) ‘I can’t change my past’ - Former prisoner on facing rejection and helping others. Dublin: [Radio Presentation] [Link] |
Web Page
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Joe Garrihy; Claire Hamilton; Ciara Bracken-Roche; Rose Ryan; Gemma Lynch; Trevor Vaugh; Ian Marder (2022) Unlocking Potential Toolkit for Fair Admission to Higher Education for People with Convictions. [Web Page] [Link] |