Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture
The Justice and Society Research Centre hosts the annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lectures. These lectures are given in the spirit of Bill McWilliams's work and represent an important contribution to thinking about contemporary probation practice.
| Bill McWilliams, who died in 1997, had a prestigious career as a probation practitioner and writer. Now in their 23rd year, these lectures are given in the spirit of Bill McWilliams's work. They represent an important contribution to thinking about contemporary probation practice. |
Past recordings |
2025: McWilliams Probation Lecture with Lord Timpson OBESpeaker: Lord Timpson OBE, Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending. |
2023: Probation unification: Stories, symbols and belonging.Speaker: Professor Lol Burke, Liverpool John Moores University. |
2022: Can Probation be Rehabilitated?Speaker: Gwen Robinson, University of Sheffield |
2021: Public Policy and Probation: is there a Welsh way?Speaker: Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS (First Minister of Wales) |
2018: Why Punish?Speaker: Rob Canton |
2017: Helping, Holding and Hurting: A Dialogue about Penal SupervisionSpeaker: Fergus McNeill |
2016: Penal Reform and Probation in EuropeSpeaker: Vivian Geiran |
2015: Grace under Pressure: The Role of Courage in the Future of Probation WorkSpeaker: Anne Worrall |
2014: Why Probation MattersSpeaker: Sue Hall |
2013: The Death Knell of a Much-Cherished Public Service?Speaker: Paul Senior |