📢 Now Available: ACJRD 28th Annual Conference Report
The ACJRD’s 28th Annual Conference, “Opportunities and Challenges of Technological Innovation in the Criminal Justice System,” took place on Thursday, 12th June 2025 at the Camden Court Hotel, Dublin 2.
In an era of rapid technological change, Ireland’s criminal justice system stands at a crossroads. This year’s conference provided a timely platform to explore how digital transformation can enhance justice delivery — while addressing the ethical and operational challenges that accompany it.
The Conference Report captures rich insights from plenary speakers and thematic sessions on:
💡 Artificial Intelligence and legal practice
💡 Moral responsibility in digital policing
💡 Digital evidence and data governance
💡 Technology in rehabilitation and prison reform
💡 Human rights and ethical implications of digital tools
Highlights include contributions from:
• Senator Fiona O’Loughlin – Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence
• Professor Jens Erik Paulsen – Moral responsibility in digital policing
• The Hon. Ms. Justice Nuala Jackson – How can AI assist legal practice and how can it hinder?
• Chief Inspector Jacqui Durkin – Transforming the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland
• Chief Superintendent Derek Smart – Improving the digital evidence journey using body-worn cameras
Thematic sessions explored the applications, ethical dimensions, and AI-driven transformations shaping the justice system of tomorrow — from surveillance technologies to children’s rights and the implications of the EU AI Act.
🔗 Read the full Conference Report here
Registration now open: ACJRD announce two new events
Registration now open: ACJRD are delighted to announce two new events in the coming months.
The ACJRD Online Student Seminar: Meet the Pros: Criminal Justice Career Paths on 13 November 2025. Sign Up Here
The ACJRD December 2025 Seminar and Networking Event for ACJRD members on the theme High Volume but low-level Crime: A Dialogue on 11 December 2025. Sign Up Here
Members' events, news and notices
Irish Criminal Justice Agencies Conference, 10 October
'Five Books That Could Save Your Life' event, 16 October
The Role of the Ombudsman: Fairness in Public Services (The Wheel members-only webinar), 17 October
Parole Futures with Professor Nicola Carr (UCD Criminology Salon), 20 October
Dublin International Disputes Week, 20-24 October
Ethnic inequalities in the Criminal Justice System: Evidence from the Crown Court in England and Wales, 23 October (Online, UK)
International Corrections and Prisons Association Conference, 26-31 October (Istanbul, Türkiye)
9th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptoassets, 28-29 October (Vienna, Austria)
ACJRD Online Student Seminar: Meet the Pros: Criminal Justice Career Paths, 13 November (for 3rd level students)
Annual EU CharterXchange, 8-9 December (Online, Austria)
ACJRD December 2025 Seminar and Networking Event on the theme High Volume but low-level Crime: A Dialogue, 11 December (for ACJRD members)
Vacancies and opportunities
Vacancy: Garda Trainee, 9 October
Vacancy: State Solicitor (CSSO), 16 October
Vacancy: Seconded National Expert in the Drugs B Team (Europol), 5 November
Vacancy: Residential Social Care Worker (Oberstown), 31 December
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