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Dr Julie Trebilcock
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Biography &
QualificationsDr Julie Trebilcock joined the Department of Criminology and Sociology in 2013. Prior to this Julie worked as a lecturer at Keele University and a research associate at Imperial College London. Her main research interests relate to imprisonment, forensic mental health and legal decision-making. Julie's research has primarily focused around the high security management of male patients and prisoners detained in Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) services. Here, she has completed research about their institutional pathways and the legal authority by which they are detained. Her work has also considered Parole Board and Mental Health Review Tribunal decision-making and the staffing challenges involved with working with high risk offenders. Elsewhere Julie has completed research with men and women serving short prison sentences. Alongside her work at Middlesex University, Julie also works as a private research consultant with the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prison Governors' Association.
Qualification
- BA(Hons) Criminology and Applied Social Studies (Keele) (1st Class)
- MA Criminology and Research Methods (Keele)
- PhD Criminology (Keele)
- PGCert Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Keele)
Selected publications:
Articles and chapters in edited books:
Trebilcock, J. (forthcoming 2018) 'Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) and the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway: Lessons from the UK' in Felthous, A.R. & Sas, H. (eds) International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Trebilcock, J. & Worrall, A. (forthcoming 2018) 'The importance of throughcare and resettlement for working with violent and sexual offenders' in Ireland, J.L., Ireland, C.A. & Birch, P. (eds) Violent an Sexual Offenders: Assessment, Treatment and Management, London: Routledge.
Goodman, A. & Trebilcock, J. (forthcoming 2018) 'Probation and parole: History, policy change and mental health' in Felthous, A. & Sas, H. (eds) International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law, John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
Trebilcock, J. and Dockley, A. (2015) ''A very high price to pay?': Transforming Rehabilitation and short prison sentences for women' in Annison, J., Brayford, J. and Deering, J. (eds) Women and Criminal Justice: From the Corston Report to Transforming Rehabilitation, Bristol: Policy Press.
Trebilcock, J. (2014) 'Mental Health Treatment Requirement' in Taylor, P., Corteen, K. and Morley, S. (eds) A companion to criminal justice, mental health and risk, Bristol: Policy Press.
Trebilcock, J. (2014) 'Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements' in Taylor, P., Corteen, K. and Morley, S. (eds) A companion to criminal justice, mental health and risk, Bristol: Policy Press.
Refereed articles in academic journals:
Trebilcock, J. and Weaver, T. (2012) 'Changing legal characteristics of Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) patients and prisoners', Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 23(2): 237-240.
Trebilcock, J. and Weaver, T. (2012) '"Everybody knows the prisoner is going nowhere": Parole Board (PB) members' views about the conduct and outcome of PB reviews with Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) prisoners', International Journal of Criminology and Sociology, 1: 141-150.
Trebilcock, J. and Weaver, T. (2012) '"It doesn't have to be treatable": Mental Health Review Tribunal members' views about Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder', Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 23(2): 244-260.
Official reports:
Trebilcock, J. (2011) No winners: The reality of short term prison sentences, London: Howard League for Penal Reform.
Trebilcock, J. (2010) The reality of short term prison sentences: Early findings from research with the Prison Governors Association, October 2010 Briefing, London: Howard League for Penal Reform.
Trebilcock, J. and Weaver, T. (2010) Multi-method Evaluation of the Management, Organisation and Staffing (MEMOS) in high security treatment services for people with Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD): Final Report, London: Ministry of Justice.
Trebilcock, J. and Weaver, T. (2010) Study of the legal status of Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) patients and prisoners, and the impact of DSPD status on Parole Board and Mental Health Review Tribunal decision-making, London: Ministry of Justice.
Languages Spoken
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Learning &
Teaching InterestsPunishment and imprisonment; courts and sentencing; forensic mental health; personality disorder; addiction and the regulation of drug use; criminological theory; and the theoretical work surroundingdangerousness, risk and uncertainty.
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Research Outputs &
InterestsJulie's main research interests relate to imprisonment, forensic mental health and legal decision-making.
Publication Feed
Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) and the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway (OPDP): lessons from the UK
Trebilcock, Julie (2020) Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) and the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway (OPDP): lessons from the UK. In: International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law. Felthous, Alan and Saß, Henning , eds. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. ISBN 9781119159285 (Accepted/In press)
Probation and parole: history, policy change and mental health
Goodman, Anthony and Trebilcock, Julie (2020) Probation and parole: history, policy change and mental health. In: International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law. Felthous, Alan and Saß, Henning , eds. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. ISBN 9781119159285 (Accepted/In press)
‘This isn’t just a case of taking someone to the hospital’: police approaches and management of situations involving persons with mental Ill health in the custody suite and beyond
Weston, Samantha K. and Trebilcock, Julie (2020) ‘This isn’t just a case of taking someone to the hospital’: police approaches and management of situations involving persons with mental Ill health in the custody suite and beyond. In: Policing and Mental Health Theory, Policy and Practice. McDaniel, John and Moss, Kate and Pease, Ken , eds. Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice . Routledge Taylor & Francis, Abingdon. ISBN 9781138600492 (Accepted/In press)
The Offender Personality Disorder pathway for women in England and Wales: a hopeful new development?
Cohen, Rachel and Trebilcock, Julie and Weaver, Tim and Moran, Paul (2019) The Offender Personality Disorder pathway for women in England and Wales: a hopeful new development? Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health , 29 (5-6). pp. 257-260. ISSN 0957-9664
View more publicationsA more promising architecture? Commissioners’ perspectives on the reconfiguration of personality disorder services under the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway
Trebilcock, Julie and Jarrett, Manuela and Weaver, Tim and Campbell, Colin and Forrester, Andrew and Walker, Julian and Moran, Paul (2019) A more promising architecture? Commissioners’ perspectives on the reconfiguration of personality disorder services under the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway. Mental Health Review Journal , 24 (4). pp. 306-316. ISSN 1361-9322
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Funded Research &
Knowledge Exchange ProjectsTitle:
National (Female) Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway Programme Evaluation (Awarded 2015)
Investigators:
Moran, P., Weaver, T., Trebilcock, J., Khondoker, M., Vollm, B. & Campbell, C.
Budget & Funder:
£188,777- NHS England / National Offender Management Service
Duration:
TBC 2015 – TBC (24 months)
Title:
National (Male) Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway Programme Evaluation (Awarded 2014)
Investigators:
Moran, P., Barrett, B., Weaver, T., Khondoker, M., Trebilcock, J., Morgan, L., Crawford, M., Shaw, J., Campbell, C., Logan, C., Walker, J. & Forrester, A.
Budget & Funder:
£795,000 - NHS England / National Offender Management Service
Duration:
TBC 2014 – TBC 2015 (20 months)
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