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Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development
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Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development @acjrd.bsky.social · Aug 6
The 2025 ICJA Conference dives into youth justice — from prevention to intervention to empowerment. Explore how we can support young people as agents of change in a system that evolves with their needs. Join us for fresh ideas, bold talks, and real solutions. www.acjrd.ie/news/events #ICJA2025
An flyer for the 11th Irish Criminal Justice Agencies Conference focussing on 'Youth Justice in Motion: Prevention, Intervention, Contribution' will take place on Friday, 10th October 2025 in Dublin showing a jigsaw piece and the back a young person wearing headphones.
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Criminal Justice Alliance @cjalliance.bsky.social · 17d
👏 The CJA is proud to support the Right to be Heard Campaign.

@whymeuk.bsky.social are partnering with the Common Ground Justice Project to campaign for a legal right for victims to explore Restorative Justice.

📝 Find out more & sign the petition: www.commongroundjustice.uk/righttobeheard
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Criminal Justice Alliance @cjalliance.bsky.social · 17d
📣 Read CJA Trustee Dr Thomas McNeil's latest working paper, written for @crimeandjustice.bsky.social

The paper reflects on the key challenges to organisational change and cultural reform in policing, analysing community rehabilitation initiatives.

www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/diversion-we...
Diversion in the West Midlands: A critical case study | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
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Irish Legal News @irishlegal.com · 17d
The Chief State Solicitor’s Office (CSSO) is conducting an open competition for the position of State Solicitor (Fixed Term) in the CSSO.
State Solicitor (Fixed Term) - Chief State Solicitor's Office
Find the latest vacancies across both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland for solicitors, barristers and other legal professionals.
www.irishlegal.com
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Irish Legal News @irishlegal.com · 17d
Training providers will soon begin to collect data about the diversity of student barristers and trainee solicitors in Ireland, according to a new report.
Progress made on collecting diversity data of student barristers and trainee solicitors
Training providers will soon begin to collect data about the diversity of student barristers and trainee solicitors in Ireland, according to a new report.
www.irishlegal.com
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Policing & Community Safety Authority @pcsaireland.bsky.social · 17d
We are here at the Castleknock Hotel in Dublin for a meeting in public between the Policing and Community Safety Authority and the new Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly.

The meeting will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel from 2:30pm 👉 youtube.com/live/B7PgyDd...
Panel of tables and chairs set up with microphones with PCSA purple branding and Irish flag in the background Meeting agenda listed
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@justice-ni.gov.uk @justice-ni.bsky.social · 17d
Prosecutions at courts and case processing time for domestic abuse related cases dealt with in 2024-25 have been published by @justice-ni.bsky.social

Read more: justice-ni.gov.uk/news/prosecu...
Statistics. Prosecutions at courts and cases processing time for domesic abuse related cases dealt with in 2024-25.
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Irish Penal Reform Trust @irishpenalreform.bsky.social · 16d
Yesterday, IPRT hosted a well-attended panel discussion, chaired by
@saoirse_b
on the report of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on its official visit to Ireland. Some key takeaways from the discussion 👇
#CPTIreland2025 #CPT2025
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Probation Board for Northern Ireland @pbninews.bsky.social · 16d
Listen to first of a number of #podcasts about taking a trauma informed approach.
Head of Comms Gail McGreevey is joined by PBNI's Trauma Informed Coordinator Kirsten McFarland & SBNI Trauma Practice Manager Marian Molloy to talk about it.
📻Listen on open.spotify.com/episode/2UOG...
Graphic with microphone and words saying Probation Matters Podcast "Taking a Trauma Informed Approach in Probation" - listen on Spotify.
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EU Court of Justice @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social · 16d
🎉 #EuropeanDayOfLanguages 🎙️

Conference interpreters are the bridge between cultures, ensuring that language is no barrier to decision-making in the #EU. Learn how they keep Europe connected and represented 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmLx...
Interpreting at the Court of Justice
Welcome to the world of interpreters at the Court of Justice! Ever wondered what interpreters at the EU Court of Justice do? Discover their mission in this video created for this year’s Open Day of…
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Irish Legal News @irishlegal.com · 16d
Solicitors have urged the Law Society of Northern Ireland to intervene against plans to lower the standard of proof applied by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland solicitors rebel over standard of proof in disciplinary cases
Solicitors have urged the Law Society of Northern Ireland to intervene against plans to lower the standard of proof applied by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for Northern Ireland.
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EU Court of Justice @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social · 15d
🎉 #EuropeanDayOfLanguages 🌍

Multilingualism is a key element of how the #ECJ works. Thanks to interpreters and lawyer-linguists, the Court can function efficiently in all 24 official languages of the EU👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIvX...
Multilingualism at the Court of Justice of the EU – Ensuring equal access to justice
This video has been updated: https://youtu.be/Fh7QJzzinC0 Multilingualism is a key element of how the Court of Justice of the European Union works. This video explains why and how the Court can…
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Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology @maynoothlaw.bsky.social · 15d
Wednesday 1 October - 4pm
Book Launch - Neoliberalism, State-Corporate Power and Regulatory Failure
All welcome
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Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology @maynoothlaw.bsky.social · 15d
Wonderful to see Maynooth University so well represented on this list especially The School of Law and Criminology's @edwardsdove.bsky.social
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Maynooth University Research @muresearch.bsky.social · 16d
Maynooth University is strongly represented in the World’s Top 2% Scientists rankings. This year, 30 of the University's researchers are recognised as leading experts in their fields in the rankings produced by Stanford University scientists.

www.maynoothuniversity.ie/faculty-soci...
A person in a lab coat and gloves holds a test tube filled with red liquid. The test tube is in a foam holder alongside several other capped vials, each with colored tops. The background is a blurred laboratory setting, with another person in a white coat working.
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@justice-ni.gov.uk @justice-ni.bsky.social · 14d
Watch: On National Police Memorial Day @justice-ni.bsky.social Minister Naomi Long reflects on the sacrifices police officers have made to keep our communities safe. #NPMD
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Criminology & Criminal Justice Journal @crimandcj.bsky.social · 14d
📢 Call for Papers 📢
Criminology & Criminal Justice is now inviting submissions!

We’re looking for original research that pushes boundaries, challenges assumptions, and contributes to key debates in criminology and criminal justice.

🖊️ Submit your work: journals.sagepub.com/home/CRJ
Criminology & Criminal Justice: Sage Journals
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Criminology & Criminal Justice Journal @crimandcj.bsky.social · 14d
📄 New in Criminology & Criminal Justice:
“‘It’s not going to be tech that gets us out of it’: Modern slavery and digitisation in fashion supply networks”
By Jon Davies, Rose Broad, Michelle Corallo & colleagues

📖 Read here: doi.org/10.1177/1748...
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Criminology & Criminal Justice Journal @crimandcj.bsky.social · 14d
📄 New in Criminology & Criminal Justice:
“The situational character of prison violence: An exploratory qualitative study”
By Dante B.C. Hoek, Ard J. Barends, Maarten J.J. Kunst & colleagues

📖 Read it here: doi.org/10.1177/1748...
#Criminology
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An Garda Síochána @garda.ie · 14d
More challenge, more reward.

Those considering a career in An Garda Síochána are encouraged to examine all the role offers, from remuneration and associated benefits, to the incredible variety that comes with the role.

Apply today. Closing date is 9 October ➡️ bit.ly/46tk7iJ

#ItsAJobWorthDoing
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Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People @nichildcom.bsky.social · 16d
Brilliant to have our friends from @ocoireland.bsky.social in Belfast 🙌

Top of our agenda was our shared goal of incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into domestic law. This is the single-most important thing we can do for children and young people 💙🩷🧡💚❤️
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Ombudsman for Children @ocoireland.bsky.social · 17d
🤝 Today we met with colleagues from @nichildcom.bsky.social to share ideas, strengthen ties and discuss our shared goal of incorporating the UNCRC into Irish law.

👉 Learn more: OCO.ie
🤝 Today we met with colleagues from @nichildcom.bsky.social to share ideas, strengthen ties and discuss our shared goal of incorporating the UNCRC into Irish law. 👉 Learn more: OCO.ie 🤝 Today we met with colleagues from @nichildcom.bsky.social to share ideas, strengthen ties and discuss our shared goal of incorporating the UNCRC into Irish law. 👉 Learn more: OCO.ie 🤝 Today we met with colleagues from @nichildcom.bsky.social to share ideas, strengthen ties and discuss our shared goal of incorporating the UNCRC into Irish law. 👉 Learn more: OCO.ie 🤝 Today we met with colleagues from @nichildcom.bsky.social to share ideas, strengthen ties and discuss our shared goal of incorporating the UNCRC into Irish law. 👉 Learn more: OCO.ie
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Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research @thesccjr.bsky.social · 26d
Textbook Launch Event🚀

Join us for this in-person event @edinburghnapier.bsky.social on 7 Oct 3-5pm where we bring together a range of voices to reflect on where Scottish criminal justice is and where it's going.

Register your place now 👇
bit.ly/criminal-jus...
The launch of 'Criminal Justice in Scotland' textbook
This event offers an opportunity to bring a range of voices together to reflect on where Scottish criminal justice is and where it's going.
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Irish Legal News @irishlegal.com · 26d
Applications are being invited for the role of Chief Court Delays Assessor.
Chief Court Delays Assessor - Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Find the latest vacancies across both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland for solicitors, barristers and other legal professionals.
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Irish Penal Reform Trust @irishpenalreform.bsky.social · 26d
Ireland’s prisons are at 120% capacity — with almost 500 people sleeping on the floor.
IPRT’s #Budget2026 submission calls for investment in mental health, alternatives to prison & reintegration, not more prison beds.
Read full submission here: bit.ly/4n5qVJ3
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The Immigrant Council of Ireland @immigrationirl.bsky.social · 26d
We are hosting an immigration law clinic for migrants in Waterford City. Book a free 30 minute appointment by emailing [email protected].

Location: Men’s Development Network, Equality House, 49-50 O'Connell Street, Waterford, X91 E866

Time and date: 2-5:45 pm, Wednesday, 24/09/2025
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Ombudsman for Children @ocoireland.bsky.social · 26d
Yesterday Dr Niall Muldoon spoke at Children's Rights Alliance #EndChildPovertyWeek alongside Kate
Duggan CEO of Tusla, Lara Haynes, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, along with Dr Maria Corbett & Suzanne Connolly @barnardos-ireland.bsky.social
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Irish Legal News @irishlegal.com · 26d
The Courts Service has launched a newly upgraded courts.ie website.
Courts Service launches upgraded courts.ie website
The Courts Service has launched a newly upgraded courts.ie website.
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