This seminar draws on Sheffield Hallam’s research including recordings of 60 oral hearings (remote and in-person; pre-Covid and post-Covid), and interviews with 15 Parole Board panel members.

It discusses the: potential benefits of remote oral hearings drawbacks of using remote technology, and practice implications for working with prisoners and/or within the parole system Parole Board panel members contribute and, sharing their thoughts on the research findings.

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