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Weaver, Beth and McNeill, Fergus (2015) Lifelines : desistance, social relations, and reciprocity. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 42 (1). pp. 95-107. ISSN 0093-8548

Weaver, Beth and Mcneill, Fergus (2012) Managing cases or supporting change : some implications of desistance research for case management. EuroVista: Probation and Community Justice. (In Press)

Tata, Cyrus and Burns, Nicola and Halliday, Simon and Hutton, Neil and Mcneill, Fergus (2011) Les rapports présentenciels et leur réception par les juridictions pénales : rune echerche écossaise. Actualite Juridique Penal (9). pp. 395-401. 9.

Weaver, Beth and Mcneill, Fergus (2011) Some lessons from research for organising and delivering case management work with offenders. In: DOMICE final conference, 2011-09-28.

Weaver, Beth and McNeill, Fergus; Williams, A and Nash, M, eds. (2010) Public Protection in Scotland. In: Handbook of public protection. Taylor and Francis. ISBN 9781843928515

McNeill, Fergus and Weaver, Beth; Brayford, Jo and Cowe, Francis B and Deering, John, eds. (2010) Travelling hopefully: desistance research and probation practice. In: What Else Works? Creative Work with Offenders and Other Social Excluded People. Willan Publishing, Abingdon. ISBN 9781843927662

Weaver, Elizabeth and Mcneill, Fergus (2010) Changing lives? Desistance research and offender management. The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research.

McNeill, Fergus and Bracken, Denis and Clarke, Alan; Shaw, Ian F and Briar-Lawson, Katharine and Orme, Joan and Ruckdeschel, Roy, eds. (2009) Social work in criminal justice. In: The sage handbook of social work research. Sage, London, pp. 447-463. ISBN 9781412934985

Halliday, Simon and Burns, Nicola and Hutton, Neil and McNeill, Fergus and Tata, Cyrus (2009) Street-level bureaucracy, interprofessional relations, and coping mechanisms : a study of criminal justice social workers in the sentencing process. Law and Policy, 31 (4). pp. 405-428. ISSN 0265-8240

Barry, Monica and McNeill, Fergus (2009) Youth Offending and Youth Justice. Jessica Kingsley, London. ISBN 101843106892

Weaver, Beth and McNeill, Fergus (2009) Partial stories : recollecting Scottish probation in the 1960's. In: 9th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, 2009-09-09 - 2009-09-12. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2009) Helping, holding, hurting: recalling and reforming punishment. In: The 6th Annual Apex Lecture, 2009-09-08.

McNeill, Fergus and Weaver, Beth (2009) Partial stories: recollecting Scottish probation in the 1960s. In: 9th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, 2009-09-09 - 2009-09-12. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2009) Recalling supervision: learning the lessons of (Oral) history. In: 3rd annual meeting of CREDOS (the Collaboration of Researchers for the Effective Development of Offender Supervision), 2009-09-04 - 2009-09-05. (Unpublished)

Weaver, Beth and McNeill, Fergus (2009) Travelling hopefully: desistance research and probation practice. In: 9th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, 2009-09-09 - 2009-09-12. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2009) Scotland's choice: evidence, policy and policy-making? In: Re-imagining the Role of Prison in Irish Society, 2009-06-18. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2009) What works in probation? Towards effective practice. In: Presentation to Justice Analytical Services of the Scottish Government,, 2010-06-16. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2009) Desistance theory: why do some people stop committing crimes? In: Annual conference of the Staff Academy of the Norwegian Correctional Services (KRUS), 2010-06-10. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus and Robinson, G. (2009) Liquid legitimacy: negotiating compliance with community sanctions. In: International Symposium on Legitimacy and Compliance and Criminal Justice, 2009-06-25 - 2009-06-26. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2009) Probation, rehabilitation and reparation. In: 2nd Annual Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture, 2009-05-01.

McNeill, Fergus (2009) Hysteresis and reconfiguration: narratives of risk and responsibility in pre-sentence reports. In: 2nd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Criminology Working Group on Community Sanctions, 2009-04-01. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2009) Effective practice: why literacies are important for offenders. In: Pathways Through Learning, 2009-03-01. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2009) The desistance paradigm and the revival of offender rehabilitation. In: Address at the University of Bucharest, 2009-03-31. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2009) What works and what's right? European Journal of Probation, 1 (1). pp. 21-40. ISSN 2066-2203

Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (Funder); McNeill, Fergus. (2009) Towards effective practice in offender supervision. Unknown Publisher.

Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (Funder); Leverick, Fiona and Chalmers, James and Armstrong, Sarah and McNeill, Fergus. (2009) Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission 10th anniversary research. Unknown Publisher.

McNeill, Fergus, University of Glasgow (2009) What works and what's just? European Journal of Probation, 1 (1). pp. 21-40. ISSN 2066-2203

McNeill, Fergus (2008) Desistance theory and reducing criminality. In: ‘Addressing Criminality’ an invited presentation at a Home Office/Ministry of Justice/British Society of Criminology Symposium, 2008-12-15. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, Scottish Policy Innovation Forum (2008) Social work, payback and punishment. In: Prisons and Sentencing Reform: Developing policy in Scotland. Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, pp. 18-21. ISBN 978-0-9563526-1-3

Tata, Cyrus and Burns, Nicola and Halliday, Simon and Hutton, Neil and McNeill, Fergus (2008) Assisting and advising the sentencing decision process : the pursuit of 'quality' in pre-sentence reports. The British Journal of Criminology, 48 (6). pp. 835-855. ISSN 0007-0955

McNeill, Fergus (2008) What works in probation? In: European Conference of Directors of Probation Services, 2008-11-27 - 2008-11-28. (Unpublished)

McCulloch, P. and McNeill, F.; Green, Simon and Lancaster, Elizabeth and Feasey, Simon, eds. (2008) Desistance-focussed approaches. In: Addressing offending behaviour. Willan Publishing, pp. 154-171. ISBN 9781843922438

McNeill, Fergus (2008) Desistance research and offender supervision. In: Invitational Conference de Betekens van de Levensloopbenadering Voor de Reclassering, 2008-10-24. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus and Halliday, Simon ESRC (Funder) , ed. (2008) The local rep and the Royal Shakespeare Company: Problems of identity and capital for social workers as actors in the criminal justice system. In: ESRC Seminar: The effects of professionals' human and cultural capital for interprofessional social capital, 2008-10-30 - 2008-10-31. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2008) Public opinion, punishment and payback. In: Beyond McLeish: New Ideas, Lasting Solutions’ a Holyrood Communications Conference, 2008-09-08. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2008) Beyond risk and need: Good lives for every child. In: National Association for Youth Justice Annual Conference, 2008-09-09 - 2008-09-11. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2008) Desistance research and interventions practice. In: Scottish Prison Service Annual Conference, 2008-09-18 - 2008-09-19. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2008) Veterans' voices: Oral histories of Scottish probation. In: European Society of Criminology’s annual conference, 2008-09-02 - 2008-09-05. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2008) Benefits and challenges of alternative sentencing. In: Two-day seminar on Alternative Sentencing for the Cayman Islands Government, 2008-08-19 - 2008-08-20. (Unpublished)

McNeill, Fergus (2008) Veterans and villains: Oral history and penological research. In: British Society of Criminology’s annual conference, 2008-07-05 - 2008-07-07. (Unpublished)

Weaver, B. and McNeill, F.; Goldson, Barry, ed. (2008) Desistance. In: Dictionary of youth justice. Willan Publishing, pp. 132-134. ISBN 9781843922933

Weaver, B. and McNeill, F.; Canton, Rob and Hancock, David, eds. (2007) Desistance. In: The Dictionary of Probation and Offender Management. Willan Publishing, pp. 90-92. ISBN 9781843922896

McIvor, G. and McNeill, F.; McIvor, Gill and Raynor, Peter, eds. (2007) Developments in probation in Scotland. In: Developments in social work with offenders. Research highlights in social work . Jessica Kingsley, London, pp. 82-98. ISBN 1843105381

McCulloch, Trish and McNeill, Fergus (2007) Consumer society, commodification and offender management. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 7 (3). pp. 223-242. ISSN 1748-8958

McIvor, G. and McNeill, F.; Gelsthorpe, Loraine and Morgan, Rod, eds. (2007) Probation in Scotland : past, present and future. In: The handbook of probation. Willan Publishing, pp. 131-155. ISBN 9781843921899

McNeill, F. and Whyte, B. (2007) Reducing reoffending : social work and community justice in Scotland. Willan Publishing. ISBN 1843922185

McNeill, F. and Maruna, S.; McIvor, Gill and Raynor, Peter, eds. (2007) Giving up and giving back : desistance, generativity and social work with offenders. In: Developments in social work with offenders. Research highlights in social work . Jessica Kingsley, London, pp. 224-339. ISBN 9781843105381

McNeill, F. and Weaver, B. (2007) Giving up crime: directions for policy. Preprint / Working Paper. Scottish Consortium on Crime and Criminal Justice.

McNeill, F. and McIvor, G.; (2007) Scotland: criminal justice social work. In: The Dictionary of Probation and Offender Management. Willan Publishing, pp. 280-282. ISBN 9781843922896

Burman, M. and Bradshaw, P. and Hutton, N.R. and McNeill, F. and Munro, M.; Junger-Tas, Josine and Decker, Scott H., eds. (2006) The end of an era? - youth justice in Scotland. In: International handbook of juvenile justice. Kluwer, pp. 435-468. ISBN 9781402044007

Robertson, Lucy and Campbell, A. and Hill, M. and McNeill, F. (2006) Promoting desistance and resilience in young people who offend. Scottish Journal of Criminal Justice Studies, 12. pp. 56-73.

McNeill, F.; Goldson, Barry and Muncie, John, eds. (2006) Community supervision : context and relationships matter. In: Youth crime and justice. Sage, pp. 125-138. ISBN 9781412911382

McNeill, F. (2006) A new paradigm for social work with offenders? UNSPECIFIED.

McNeill, F. (2006) A desistance paradigm for offender management. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 6 (1). pp. 39-62. ISSN 1748-8958

Burnett, R. and McNeill, Fergus (2005) The place of the officer-offender relationship in assisting offenders to desist from crime. Probation Journal, 52 (3). pp. 221-242. ISSN 0264-5505

McNeill, F. and Batchelor, S. and Burnett, R. and Knox, J. (2005) 21st century social work: reducing re-offending - key practice skills. Preprint / Working Paper. Scottish Executive, Edinburgh.

Smith, M. and Forrest, B. and McNeill, F. and McMillan, N.; Smith, Mark and Forrest, Bob and Garland, Phil and Hunter, Lynne, eds. (2005) Historical and policy context of secure accommodation. In: Secure in the knowledge. University of Strathclyde, pp. 8-23. ISBN 9781900743235

Batchelor, S. and McNeill, F.; Smith, Mark and Forrest, Bob and Garland, Phil and Hunter, Lynne, eds. (2005) Offending. In: Secure in the knowledge. University of Strathclyde, pp. 216-221. ISBN 190074323X

Smith, M. and McNeill, F. and Batchelor, S.; Smith, Mark and Forrest, Bob and Garland, Phil and Hunter, Lynne, eds. (2005) Risk assessment. In: Secure in the knowledge. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, pp. 1-7. ISBN 9781900743235

McNeill, F. (2005) Offender management in Scotland: the first hundred years. Criminal Justice Scotland.

McNeill, F. (2005) Remembering probation in Scotland. Probation Journal, 52 (1). pp. 25-40. ISSN 0264-5505

Burnett, Ross and Batchelor, Susan and McNeill, Fergus (2005) Reducing reoffending : lessons from psychotherapy and counselling. Criminal Justice Matters, 61 (41). pp. 32-41. ISSN 1934-6220

Batchelor, Susan and McNeill, Fergus; (2005) The young person-worker relationship. In: The RHP Companion to Youth Justice. Russell House, Dorset, UK, pp. 166-171. ISBN 1903855497

McNeill, F. (2004) Desistance, rehabilitation and correctionalism : developments and prospects in Scotland. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 43 (4). pp. 420-436. ISSN 0265-5527

McNeill, F. (2004) Correctionalism, desistance and the future of probation in Ireland. Irish Probation Journal, 1 (1). pp. 28-43.

Batchelor, Susan and McNeill, Fergus (2004) Persistent offending by young people. Issues in community and criminal justice . National Association of Probation Officers, London. ISBN 0901617180

Robinson, G. and McNeill, F.; Mair, George, ed. (2004) Purposes matter : examining the 'ends' of probation. In: What matters in probation. Willan Publishing, pp. 277-304. ISBN 9781843920526

McNeill, F. (2004) Supporting desistance in probation practice: a response to Maruna, Porter and Carvalho. Probation Journal, 51 (3). pp. 241-247. ISSN 0264-5505

McNeill, F. and Batchelor, S. and Dutton, K. (2003) Audit of youth crime and youth justice in East Ayrshire : consultancy report. Preprint / Working Paper. East Ayrshire Council, Glasgow.

McNeill, F.; Chui, Wing Hong and Nellis, Mike, eds. (2003) Desistance-focused probation practice. In: Moving probation forward. Pearson Education, pp. 146-161. ISBN 9780582472778

McNeill, F. (2002) Beyond what works : how and why do people stop offending? Preprint / Working Paper. Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre, Edinburgh.

McNeill, F.; (2002) Assisting sentencing, promoting justice? In: Sentencing and society:. Ashgate, pp. 429-451. ISBN 0 7546 2183 9

Batchelor, Susan and McNeill, Fergus (2002) Chaos, containment and change: Responding to persistent offending by young people. Youth Justice, 2 (1). pp. 27-43. ISSN 1747-6283

McNeill, F. (2001) Developing effectiveness: frontline perspectives. Social Work Education, 20 (6). pp. 671-687. ISSN 0261-5479