About

Dr Monica Barry has worked at the Glasgow School of Social Work since April 2007, and prior to that spent 12 years in the criminal justice, youth justice and child care research field, based at the University of Stirling's Social Work Research Centre.  She formerly worked as a practitioner in criminal justice, first in the voluntary sector as a project worker and then as a social worker in an intensive probation project.

Research Interests 

Dr. Barry has undertaken a range of evaluations of community-based criminal justice disposals and other social work services, including:

• An evaluation of probation and throughcare in Scotland;
• Intensive probation and diversion from prosecution projects;
• An assessment of effective approaches to risk assessment in social work; and
• An evaluation of the pilot projects using electronic monitoring as a condition of bail.

She is involved in developing the concepts of youth transitions and capital in relation to young people's desistance from crime, and has an ESRC grant to pursue this work in 2010-2011. Her recent book on the subject - 'Youth Offending in Transition: The search for social recognition' - was published by Routledge in 2006. Dr. Barry has also recently done comparative work in youth justice and youth transitions between the UK and Japan. Dr. Barry has recently completed research for Lothian and Borders CJA on women offenders; a study of young carers' access to social capital; and a study of offending amongst looked after young people.

Dr. Barry is the research advisor to the Criminal Justice Standing Committee of the Association of Directors of Social work, and is also on the Boards of Who Cares? Scotland and the Rock Trust.

Authored Books 

Barry, M. (2006) Youth Offending in Transition: The search for social recognition, Abingdon: Routledge.

Barry, M. (2001).  Challenging transitions: Young people's views and experiences of growing up.  London: Save the Children / Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Chapters in Book 

Barry, M. (forthcoming) ‘Young carers and social capital’, in J. Allan and R. Catts (eds) Social Capital Practices and Young People, Bristol: Policy Press.

Barry, M. (in press) ‘Young Women in Transition: From offending to desistance’ in F. Lösel et al. (eds.) Lost in Transition? Young Adult Offenders and the Criminal Justice System, Cullompton, Devon: Willan.

Barry, M. (2009) ‘Youth justice policy and its influence on desistance from crime’, in M. Barry, and F. McNeill (eds) Youth Offending and Youth Justice, Research Highlights 51, London: Jessica Kingsley.

Barry, M. (2009) ‘Promoting desistance amongst young people’, W. Taylor, R. Earle and R. Hester (eds) Youth Justice Handbook: Theory, policy and practice, Milton Keynes: Open University Press.

Barry, M. (2007) ‘The transitional pathways of young female offenders: Towards a non-offending lifestyle’ in R. Sheehan, G. McIvor and C. Trotter (eds) What Works with Women Offenders, Cullompton, Devon: Willan.

Barry, M. (2006).  Dispensing [with?] justice: Young people's views of the criminal justice system.  In K. Gorman, M. Gregory, M. Hayles & N. Parton (Eds.), Constructive work with offenders (pp. 177-192).  London: Jessica Kingsley.

Barry, M. (2002).  Minor rights and major concerns: The views of young people in care.  In B. Franklin (Ed.) (2nd Ed.), The new handbook of children's rights: Comparative policy and practice (pp. 239-253).   London: Routledge.

Edited Books 

Barry, M. and McNeill, F. (eds) (forthcoming) Youth Offending and Youth Justice, Research Highlights 51, London: Jessica Kingsley.

Barry, M. (2005).  Youth policy and social inclusion: Critical debates with young people.  Abingdon: Routledge. 

Barry, M. and Hallett, C. (1998) (eds) Social Exclusion and Social Work: Issues of Theory, Policy and Practice, Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing.

Journal Articles 

Barry, M. and McIvor, G. (in press) ‘Professional decision making and women offenders: containing the chaos?’, Probation Journal.

Barry, M. (2010) ‘Youth Transitions: From offending to desistance’, Journal of Youth Studies, 13: 1, 121 – 136.

Barry, M. (2007) Listening and learning: The reciprocal relationship between worker and client. Probation Journal, 54 (4): 407-422.

Barry, M. (2007).  Youth offending and youth transitions: The power of capital in influencing change.  Critical Criminology, 15(2), 185-198.

Barry, M. (2005).  A curriculum by any other name - The Parallels between youth work and criminal justice.  Youth and Policy, 86, 19-32.

Barry, M. (2000).  The mentor/monitor debate in criminal justice: What works for offenders.  British Journal of Social Work, 30(5), 575-595.

Research Reports

Barry, M. (2009) Good Practice in Projects Working with Prisoners’ Families, Glasgow: Roberton Trust.

Barry, M. and McIvor, G. (2008) Chaotic Lives: A profile of women in the criminal justice system in Lothian and Borders (for Lothian and Borders CJA).

Barry, M., Loucks, N. and Kemshall, H. (2008) Serious Violent Offenders: Developing a Risk Assessment Framework, Paisley: Risk Management Authority.

Barry, M. (2007) Effective Approaches to Risk Assessment in Social Work: An international literature review, Edinburgh: Scottish Executive.

Barry, M., Malloch, M., Moodie, K., Nellis, M., Knapp, M., Romeo, R. & Dhanasiri, S. (2007).  An evaluation of the use of electronic monitoring as a condition of bail in Scotland.  Edinburgh: Scottish Executive.

Barry, M. (2001).  A sense of purpose: Care leavers' views and experiences of growing up.  London: Save the Children / Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Publications

	Professional decision-making and women offenders: Containing the chaos?(Journal Article)
	Youth Offending and Youth Justice (Book)
	Chaotic Lives: A Profile of Women in the Criminal Justice System in Lothian and Borders(Research Report)
	An Evaluation of the Use of Electronic Monitoring as a Condition of Bail in Scotland (Research Report)
	Evaluation of the Scottish Prison Service Transitional Care Initiative (Research Report)

Projects

• A profile of female offenders within the Lothian and Borders