A place to explore how CJI’s inspections help achieve a better criminal justice system for all in Northern Ireland.

This book synthesises trauma and criminological literature and augments it with the author’s own experience and research

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A new study in Northern Ireland shows that extrafamilial violence, such as bullying and community violence, is a powerful predictor of adult mental health problems.

Colm Walsh, Katie Sheehan, Kelly Razey, Christopher Farrington,Claire Hazelden, David Scott, Phil Anderson and Frances Caldwell

This book synthesises trauma and criminological literature and augments it with the author’s own experience and research

Although it is assumed that more Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are associated with worse health and social problems, there is a lack of research testing alternative forms of the ACEs-outcome re...

A Chicago criminologist challenges our assumptions about why most shootings happen—and what really makes a city safe.

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The Department would like your views on our proposals to simplify the sentencing framework for children by replacing the existing seven court-ordered community sentences with a new, single, flexible o...

School suspensions in Northern Ireland are at their highest level for more than a decade, with almost 5,400 pupils temporarily put out of the classroom in one year.

Recent research demonstrates a rise in female-related violence. Associations between mental health and violence are well established, but the gender-specific im...

Do jobs and income-transfer programs affect crime? The answer depends on why one is asking the question, which shapes what one means by “crime.” Many studies focus on understanding why overall crime...

“For the first time, the true extent of childhood trauma and its impact on all people in Northern Ireland has been documented and measured for all to see.”

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In this report, we explore children’s access to positive activities, youth clubs and trusted adult figures. Here’s what we found. Most children do positive activities. Activities such as sports progra...

Scientists shocked as “blue-sky” Marsden Fund has half its budget shifted to research focused on helping economy

Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead asks if violence is normal.

Two in five Irish men hold "traditionalist views" of manhood, new research shows, while more than half of men - 52pc - agreed or were unsure of statements such as "men who don't dominate in relationsh...

Greater Manchester launches first gender-based violence plan for men and boys

Despite increasing evidence on the exploitation of young people into criminal activity, their perspectives on and experiences of exploitative processes are not well understood. Despite progress in Gre...

Children's diversion forum evaluation report.

Using quasi-experimental variation from austerity-related cuts, I provide the first causal estimates of youth clubs' effects on education and crime.

Using quasi-experimental variation from austerity-related cuts, I provide the first causal estimates of youth clubs' effects on education and crime.

One young man describes his experience of living in a community still controlled by paramilitaries.