The ACJRD 25th Annual Conference took place on Friday, 7th October 2022.

This year’s conference, “Gender Encounters in the Criminal Justice System:  How does Gender Impact Diverse Experiences?  will take place ‘in person’ in the Camden Court Hotel, Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2.  ACJRD is delighted to announce that James Browne, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Justice, will launch this Conference.

It is perceived by many that Irish society has become more egalitarian, diverse and inclusive.  This full day conference will focus on how such perceived social change manifests in our Criminal Justice System, by considering its patterns and demographics across all genders.

The conference hopes to explore some questions such as:  

  • How does gender stereotyping manifest in offending and in the perpetrator-victim encounter?
  • How does one’s gender impact the ‘offender journey’ as one encounters arrest, trial sentencing and detention or imprisonment.
  • How do other variables including one’s sexual identity, family circumstances, ethnicity, addiction issues and mental health challenges, impact that journey and one’s desire for rehabilitation and increased social capital?
  • Do various actors in the criminal justice system bring their own unconscious bias to their work and do they have diverse professional experiences based on their gender?

ACJRD members who work in government agencies and in the community to include policymakers, practitioners, academics, and those involved in civil society groups from a wide range of disciplines, will have an opportunity on 7th October 2022, to absorb and discuss expertise from a diverse group of national and international speakers, to build on their considerable experience and gain further insights and knowledge to enhance their work.  Non-members of ACJRD are welcome to attend this event.

Delegates will be given the opportunity to attend one of the three Thematic Sessions offered, details of which are on the Conference Programme. Please note that when booking, delegates are requested to choose their two preferred Thematic Sessions. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

To view the Conference Programme, please click here.

To book your place, please click here.

 

The Chatham House Rule:

To encourage openness and the sharing of information, ACJRD invokes the Chatham House Rule at all events.

*The Chatham House Rule reads as follows:  "When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed."

See:  https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/chatham-house-rule