News
ACJRD are delighted to announce that booking is now open for the 28th Annual Conference on the theme of ‘Opportunities and Challenges of Technological Innovation in the Criminal Justice System’ will take place on Thursday, 12th June 2025 (full day) in the Camden Court Hotel.
Public consultation on the development of the Department of Justice Statement of Strategy 2025 - 2028 (closes 21 May)
Policing and Community Safety Authority (PCSA) Established
Fiosrú, the Office of the Police Ombudsman established
Booking Now Open! The ACJRD 28th Annual Conference, 12 June
DANCING Final Conference, MU School of Law and Criminology, 19-20 June
Save the date! 2025 North South Criminology Conference, Maynooth University, 23-25 June
EUROCRIM 2025 Conference, 3-6 September, Athens
Ethnic inequalities in the Criminal Justice System: Evidence from the Crown Court in England and Wales, 23 October (Online, UK)
2024 ACJRD Annual Conference Report available.
Study: Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP)
Vacancy: Operational Analyst (Europol), 22 May
Vacancy: Specialist – Researcher Emerging Technologies (Europol), 27 May
Vacancy: International Protection Panel and Repatriation Panel
Volunteer: Victim Support at Court
Tosú (the organisation formerly known as IASIO) Strategy
The History of the Office of the DPP: 1975-2025
An Garda Síochána Monthly Report for February 2025 to the Policing Authority
Garda Síochána Inspectorate report 'Domestic Abuse: An inspection of the Garda Síochána's approach to prevention, protection, prosecution and victim support'
District Court Research, Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee
Community Sanctions in Ireland, Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee
Irish Prison Service 2023 Annual Report
Restorative Justice Services’ 2023 Annual Report
2024 ACJRD Annual Conference Report available
ACJRD's Quarter 1 2025 Newsletter is now available - with information on ACJRD's upcoming 18th Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture, ACJRD events calendar 2025 and other upcoming events; Latest news, vacancies, volunteering, internships and competitions; research and calls for abstracts; funding and invitations to tender; publications and podcasts, along with other news...
Membership of ACJRD for 2025 is due for renewal, so we are currently contacting our members.
Benefit from reduced prices and priority access to Conference, Seminars and Networking events...
ACJRD are delighted to welcome Orla O’Neill, ACJRD’s new Executive Director.
In a big change for ACJRD, Maura Butler retired as Chairperson at our Annual Conference on 12 June 2024, having taken up the role in 2007. Mary Griffin, CEO and Under Treasurer of the King’s Inns, has taken up the role from Maura.
Since our move to a new mailing list provider, Mailjet, took place on 1st January 2024 we have removed anyone from the ACJRD mailing list who has not opted-in.
Why do I have to opt-in again? ACJRD have moved to a new mailing list provider, Mailjet, and to comply with GDPR all those who wish to remain on the mailing list need to opt-in again in order to receive future emails and notifications of events.
ACJRD's Christmas networking event and seminar, "Heading towards a federal criminal justice system? Past, present and future of EU Justice", took place in the Law Society of Ireland on Monday, 11 December, 2023.
The 9th Irish Criminal Justice Agencies Conference, Penal Policy Reform: Putting Community at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System, took place on Tuesday, 10th October 2023.
Dr John O’Connor, Judge of the Circuit Court, "Judicial Discretion and the Justice and Welfare Dichotomy: The Sentencing of Children in the Irish Youth Justice System" - Thursday, 20th April 2023, 6pm (registration 5.30pm)
The ACJRD 25th Annual Conference took place on Friday, 7th October 2022.
"Race, Migration and the Criminal Justice System" - Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022
A collaboration between ACJRD and the UCD Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Bruno Min, Legal Director (UK & International), Fair Trials, presented the 15th Annual Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture online.
The seminar, "Effecting Change: Learning from the experience of Oberstown" took place on Thursday, 3rd March, 2022.
The UKICJC Network held a webinar on "Extradition post Brexit - Implementation of Part Three, Title VII of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA): Perspectives from the UK and Ireland” on 10th January, 2022.
The ACJRD Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Working Groups, in collaboration with the Policing Authority, held this online seminar on Wednesday, 1st December, 2021.
The ACJRD Restorative Justice Working Group presented this online seminar on Thursday, 18th November, 2021.
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