Public consultation on the development of the Department of Justice Statement of Strategy 2025 - 2028
The public is being invited to share their views on the Department of Justice's proposed strategic and organisational goals. This anonymous survey is open to anyone living in Ireland. Click here for information and to access the survey. Closes 21st May 2025.
Policing and Community Safety Authority (PCSA) Established
The Policing and Community Safety Authority (PCSA) – the new oversight body for An Garda Síochána – was formally established on 2 April 2025. The role of the PCSA will be to oversee and assess the performance of An Garda Síochána in relation to policing services, in an independent and transparent manner. It is a successor organisation to the Policing Authority and Garda Síochána Inspectorate taking on most of their existing functions. Click here to view the press release.
Fiosrú, the Office of the Police Ombudsman established
From 2 April 2025, Fiosrú the Office of the Police Ombudsman has taken on the role of dealing with complaints from the public where they have concerns about Garda members, a role that was previously carried out by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. Click here to view the press release introducing Fiosrú.
Booking now open: The ACJRD 28th Annual Conference
ACJRD are delighted to announce that the 28th Annual Conference on the theme of ‘Opportunities and Challenges of Technological Innovation in the Criminal Justice System’ will take place on Thursday, 12 June (full day) in the Camden Court Hotel. View details here.
DANCING Final Conference
The ERC funded DANCING research project based at the School of Law and Criminology and ALL Institute under the lead of Principal Investigator Professor Delia Ferri will host the DANCING Final Conference on 19-20 June 2025 at Maynooth University and warmly invites all interested to attend. See MU website for more information.
Save the date! 2025 North South Criminology Conference
Maynooth University will host the 2025 North South Criminology Conference, 'Criminology in Polarised Times: Navigating the Future', 23-25 June.
EUROCRIM 2025 Conference
EUROCRIM 2025, the 25th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology will take place 3-6 September in Athens, Greece. Click here for more details.
Ethnic inequalities in the Criminal Justice System: Evidence from the Crown Court in England and Wales
UK Office for National Statistics, part of the Research Excellence Series 2025 collection. This talk will discuss findings examining the extent and drivers of ethnic inequalities in the Criminal Justice System drawing on criminal justice datasets developed through Data First, a pioneering data-linking programme led by the Ministry of Justice and funded by ADR UK. 23 October (online). Click here further details.
ACJRD Newsletter and notice submissions
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