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A ‘professional confessional’ of cases and stories from a Parole Board member, as seen on TV
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List of contents
PROLOGUE
INTRODUCTION
1. THE BANK ROBBERY
2. A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
3. A FOLLOWER, NOT A LEADER
4. A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF CAUSING SERIOUS HARM
5. NARCISSISTIC TRAITS
6. MORAL JUDGEMENT
7. VICTIM IMPACT
8. JOHN WORBOYS
9. A TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS
10. DOMESTIC HOMICIDE
11. A SERIOUS FURTHER OFFENCE
12. ‘THAT BAD PERSON ISN’T HERE ANYMORE’
13. LIFE IN PRISON
14. THE NEW NORMAL
15. FOUR PRISONERS, ONE DAY
16. ‘YOU GAVE ME A CHANCE’
CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
About the author
Rob McKeon has been a member of the Parole Board for England & Wales since 2012, with an extensive understanding of the Criminal Justice System. He decides whether prisoners who are serving sentences for some of the most serious offences in the country are safe to be released. His work was featured on a BBC 2 documentary series Parole and he regularly considers high profile cases, including murder, organised crime and serious sexual offending. Rob has been a member of the Parole Board's Management Committee since 2016 and has worked on over 5,000 cases.
Summary
Deciding if a prisoner should stay in prison or be released is no mean feat. Enter the fascinating world of the parole board with Rob McKeon of BBC’s Parole.
…You don’t know what you don’t know.
How can you predict the future when you don’t know what you don’t know?
Rob McKeon is a member of Britain’s parole board, making tough, life-changing decisions about whether a prisoner is safe to return to society; impacting not only prisoners and their victims, but also the general public. This vital work has been the subject of a BBC television documentary, Parole.
For 12 years, Rob has been handling sensitive and high-profile cases, dealing with the social, moral, and emotional pressures that come with this difficult job. This book provides unique insight into his work, with a compelling behind-the-scenes look at parole hearings.
