The 18th Annual Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture paper
The paper for the 18th Annual Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture, at which Dr. Stephanie O'Keeffe, CEO of Cuan, spoke on 'Strategy to tackle domestic, sexual and gender based violence in Ireland', is now available to download here.
Policing and Society Conference ‘De-escalation’ [1-2 October, Iceland] call for abstracts.
The Policing and Society Conference is a venue where Icelandic and international academics and professionals meet and converse about policing in a broad sense. This year’s conference theme is De-escalation. Deadline: 15 August 2025. Click here for more information.
Ireland Against Racism Fund open
The funding call will be based on five thematic pillars:
- Being Safe and Being Heard – Supporting people who experience racism and protecting people from racist incidents and crimes
- Being Equal – Addressing ethnic inequities
- Being Seen and Taking Part – Enabling minority participation
- Being Counted – Measuring the impacts of racism
- Being Together – A shared journey to racial equality.
Deadline: Wednesday 27 August. Click here for more information on the Gov.ie website.
Call for Papers: Criminology & Criminal Justice Journal
Criminology & Criminal Justice Journal are looking for original research that pushes boundaries, challenges assumptions, and contributes to key debates in criminology and criminal justice. Criminology and Criminal Justice is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the broad field of criminology and criminal justice policy and practice. The journal publishes scholarly articles on all areas of criminology, crime and criminal justice. Submit your work: journals.sagepub.com/home/CRJ.
From streets to screens: fighting crime in the digital domain
Europol’s Innovation Lab and the European Clearing Board’s Strategic Group on Online Policing have authored a concept paper on ‘policing in an online world’. Based on practical experience collected from partners across the EU, paired with academic insight and the discussion of wider societal trends, this concept paper delivers not only a situational snapshot but a set of guiding principles. The paper offers inspiration in how police can be present wherever citizens are online, delivering safety and protection much like in the physical world. It guides law enforcement in how to be visible and transparent, and how to create trust with hard-to-reach and at-risk target groups. Some recently established examples in various countries showcase that many citizens are more comfortable contacting the police online rather than calling over the phone. These findings emphasise the importance of lowering the threshold for citizens to contact the police. Click here for access to the paper on Europol’s website.
AI bias in law enforcement - a practical guide
This new report from Europol's Innovation Lab tackles the critical issue of AI bias in law enforcement, highlighting its potential harms and providing strategies to detect and mitigate bias. Click here to access AI bias in law enforcement report.
Understanding and mitigating bias to harness AI responsibly
This Europol report provides a deeper understanding of the issue and explores methods to prevent, identify, and mitigate risks at various stages of AI deployment. The report aims to provide law enforcement with clear guidelines on how to deploy AI technologies while safeguarding fundamental rights. Click here to access Understanding and mitigating bias to harness AI responsibly.
Women’s Aid Impact Report launched
The Women’s Aid Women’s Aid Annual Impact Report 2024 revealed that it has recorded the highest level of both contacts by victim-survivors and disclosures of domestic abuse in its 50-years history. Click here for the press release and to view the impact report.
New report recommends specialist legal service for children
The Irish Times, 17 June 2025. A new report by Caoilfhoinn Gallagher, Ireland’s child protection rapporteur, has made a key recommendation for the establishment of a specialist children’s legal service with a particular focus on the practice and promotion of child-friendly justice. It recommends that priorities should be reviewed to ensure commitments in relation to children’s rights include an access to justice component. Click here to view the article in The Irish Times.
2024 ACJRD Annual Conference Report available to download
The report from the 27th ACJRD Annual Conference: Continuing the Conversation – The Future of Drug Policy in Ireland, is now available to download. Please click here to download.
ACJRD Newsletter and notice submissions
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