Why the age of criminal responsibility should be raised in Northern Ireland
At age 10, the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland is one of the lowest in Europe. This low age is out of line with other responsibilities including the age of sexual consent...
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Criminal records and young people – never-ending sentences?
Although there is considerable debate about the extent to which youth justice systems are sufficiently differentiated from the adult criminal justice system, the existence of a separate system...
View ArticleEnding the Separated Regime at Maghaberry Prison: There is Another Way
The Northern Ireland Assembly recently debated a motion to end the separated regime at Maghaberry Prison. At present, 42 people are held in separated conditions which means that they have minimum...
View ArticlePensions, Reparations and Reintegration: Parallel Processes for Injured...
While talks remain on-going about the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly, Secretary of State James Brokenshire has apparently confirmed to the Victims and Survivors Forum that a...
View ArticleGuidelines for Media on Interviewing Victims and Survivors
‘I’ve always encouraged victims to speak up and tell their stories, share their stories because I think if you don’t share them people will never learn’. This quote comes from a victim of the Northern...
View ArticleThe problem with women’s prisons – and why they do more harm than good
Sending women to prison, and removing them from their children and families, has long been seen as a contentious issue. Particularly given that women are predominately nonviolent offenders and tend to...
View ArticleSex work and the law: The implementation of the Nordic Model in Northern Ireland
In September, The Department of Justice released a report assessing the impact of the change in law regarding sex work in Northern Ireland, with some surprising results. The law around sex work had...
View ArticlePolice Leadership – Time for a Debate
The death of George Floyd in America has sparked a far reaching and heated debate about structural oppression, black rights, institutional racism and the economic legacy of slavery. For obvious...
View ArticleEngaging with Complexity: the Common Purpose Framework for the Prevention of...
This article is the first in a series outlining an important academic policy, practice partnership that seeks to understand and respond to the vulnerability of young people in Northern Ireland through...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland’s New Domestic Abuse Statutory Aggravator Provisions
The provisions of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 came into operation on 21 February 2022. The most well known impact of this Act is that it created a new domestic...
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