Jessica Jacobson is Director of the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) and Professor of Criminal Justice at Birkbeck, University of London.Penny Cooper is Visiting Professor at the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck, University of London.Chapter authors:Gillian Hunter is Senior Research Fellow the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck, University of London.Amy Kirby is Lecturer in Criminology the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck, University of London.

• Introduction ~ Jessica JacobsonPolicy and Practice Supporting Lay Participation ~ Gillian HunterConceptualising Participation: Practitioner Accounts ~ Amy KirbyObserved Realities of Participation ~ Jessica JacobsonLooking Ahead: Towards a Principled Approach to Supporting Participation ~ Penny Cooper

Jessica Jacobson is Director of the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) and Professor of Criminal Justice at Birkbeck, University of London.Penny Cooper is Visiting Professor at the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck, University of London.Chapter authors:Gillian Hunter is Senior Research Fellow the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck, University of London.Amy Kirby is Lecturer in Criminology the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck, University of London.

• Introduction ~ Jessica JacobsonPolicy and Practice Supporting Lay Participation ~ Gillian HunterConceptualising Participation: Practitioner Accounts ~ Amy KirbyObserved Realities of Participation ~ Jessica JacobsonLooking Ahead: Towards a Principled Approach to Supporting Participation ~ Penny Cooper