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Friday, April 27th 2012
RECOOP has been awarded NOMS funding to improve the capacity of prisons and the voluntary sector in working with older offenders...
Tuesday, April 17th 2012
Susan O'Connor reports on her experience as a volunteer with RECOOP...
Professor Phyllida Parsloe

Professor Phyllida Parsloe

Chair, RECOOP; Trustee, Sir Halley Stewart Trust
Phyllida's first job was as a Probation Officer. She then retrained as a psychiatric social worker and, after qualifying, worked at St George's Hospital in London. From there, she moved to LSE to teach social...
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Brian Swann FRSA

Brian Swann FRSA

Director of Operations and Partnerships, BCHA
Brian comes from a background of senior management in the health service and prior to working at BCHA held the role of support services manager at a major teaching hospital. He has held a number of roles within BCHA from scheme management up...
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Graham Exon

Graham Exon

Chairman, BCHA
Graham Exon moved to Bournemouth in 1992 as Area Manager of Abbey National plc to manage their branch operations along the South Coast. Having retired from banking he is now Chairman of Bournemouth Churches’ Housing Association and a...
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Mike Jenkins

Mike Jenkins

Offender Health South West, NHS

Francesca Cooney

Advice and Information Manager, Prison Reform Trust
Francesca has worked at the Prison Reform Trust for nine years.  The advice service she manages takes queries from people in prison, their friends and families and those working in prison.  The service provides information on all aspects...
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Dr. Jill Annison

Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer), Criminology and Criminal Justice Team, Plymouth University
Jill's early career path centred on posts working as a probation officer and with young people in trouble. Following the award of her undergraduate degree with the Open University, she followed a more academic path and subsequently completed her...
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RECOOP has a variety of challenging, interesting and rewarding roles for volunteers. See how you might be able to get involved