Rod Morgan

Who is Rod Morgan?

Rod Morgan is Professor Emeritus, University of Bristol and Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics, the University Police Science Institute, University of Cardiff and the University of Sussex. He is the former chair of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales and prior to that was HM Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales.

He is the author of many books and articles on criminal justice and penal policy and is co-editor of the influential Oxford Handbook of Criminology. He is a regular advisor to Amnesty International and the Council of Europe on custodial conditions and standards with particular reference to the prevention of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, being co-author of the Council of Europe’s official guide to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture. He frequently acts as an expert witness in extradition proceedings in which there is a possible breach of Article 3 of the European Convention for the Protection of Fundamental Human Rights, which forbids torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.