Tim Chapman had a lengthy career in the Probation Service in Northern Ireland, rising to a senior management position. He spent ten years as a lecturer and course director of the Master's Program in Restorative Practices at the University of Ulster. He now teaches as a visiting professor at the University of Sassari in Italy and at the University of Strathclyde. Tim also offers training, research and consultancy in restorative justice. He has conducted training in restorative justice theory and practices from foundation level to specialist training throughout the world. Tim has published widely Ineffective Probation Practice, Youth Justice, and Restorative Justice. He's currently writing a book based upon his research into victims experience of restorative justice and has completed research into the oral histories of victims of clerical child sexual abuse.
He has been a board member and chair of the European Forum For Restorative Justice. Tim has developed, designed and co-facilitated training courses with women who have lived the experience of restorative justice and sexual violence and domestic abuse. He continues to practice and is leading a major restorative justice program addressing institutional sexual abuse.