2023 Accountability and Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System
The ACJRD 26th Annual Conference, Accountability and Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System, took place on Friday, 9th June 2023.
The ACJRD 26th Annual Conference, Accountability and Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System, took place on Friday, 9th June 2023.
This year’s conference responded to the perception by many that Irish society has become more egalitarian, diverse and inclusive. The conference focused on how such perceived social change manifests in our Criminal Justice System, by considering its patterns and demographics across all genders.
Delegates were given the opportunity to attend one of the three Thematic Sessions offered, each of which featured three different presentations.
To view a PDF of the Conference Programme, please click here.
Links to presentations, where available, can be found on this page. A Conference Report is being prepared for publication at a later date.
The conference included the following Plenary presentations:
The Potential of the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty
Presenter: Chief Commissioner, Sinead Gibney, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC)
Oversight of Policing in Ireland - Opportunities and Challenges Ahead
Presenter: Commissioner Emily Logan, Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
An Overview of the Istanbul Convention
Presenter: Ellen O’Malley Dunlop, Council of Europe’s GRIEVO Committee
Presenter: Criminal Justice, Sentencing & Public Confidence
Presenter: Professor Cyrus Tata, Director Centre for Law, Crime and Justice, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
Parole: protecting the community, fair to applicants and listening to victims
Presenter: Ciairín de Buis, Chief Executive Officer, Parole Board
Inspections and Investigations in Places of Detention and Imprisonment
Presenter: Mark Kelly, Chief Inspector of Prisons
The conference included the following workshop presentations:
The Bail Supervision Scheme
Presenter: Janice Hickey, Manager/MST Supervisor Bail Supervision Scheme, Cork
Collaborating with Communities to Respond to Offending by Women
Presenter: Rachel Lillis, APPO for Social Inclusion & Reintegration, Probation Service, with a Community Partner
Access to Rights for People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities in Ireland
Presenter: Professor Eilionóir Flynn, School of Law NUI Galway
Measuring what matters, counting what counts’: the introduction of organisation scorecards across the Irish Prison Service
Presenter: Caroline Finn, Assistant Principal, IGEES Policy Analyst at Irish Prison Service
Addressing Data Deficits on Ethnicity in the CJS and Challenging Hate Crime
Presenter: Andrew O’Sullivan, Chief Information Officer, An Garda Síochána
Using Data to Support Outcomes
Presenter: Gurchand Singh, Head of Data Analytics, Department of Justice Data Analytics
Accountability in the moment: Lawyers attending Garda Interviews
Presenter: Professor Yvonne Daly, School of Law
A Vision for Intermediaries
Presenter: Dr. Áine Kearns, School of Allied Health at the University of Limerick
People Centred Changes
Presenter: Emer Darcy, Acting Head of Strategy and Reform, Courts Service