Enormous congratulations to 615 Garda College graduates who are amongst the 1,200 students being conferred at UL this week #StudyatUL

Conference to examine media coverage of gender-based violence Centre for Crime, Justice & Victim Studies (CCJVS) on 25 October: irishlegal.com/articles/confe… Susan Leahy

Still time to register for ⁦Centre for Crime, Justice & Victim Studies (CCJVS)⁩ conference on media reporting on DSGBV. Great lineup of speakers on an important topic & excited to launch guidance for media reporting with ⁦#FixedIt - Ireland⁩ ⁦We are now Research Ireland⁩ ⁦⁦UL School of Law⁩ irishlegal.com/articles/confe…

[2024] 34(3) Irish Criminal Law Journal Thomson Reuters will soon be available in print, Thomson Reuters Westlaw & eBook format on ProView featuring scholarly research by Casey Pepa TCD Law School corporate criminal liability; evidence & procedure updates Dr. Sinead Kane & case commentaries Amy Heffron

Dr Dr Alan Cusack recently contributed to Scottish Institute for Policing Research's “Academic Challenge Session” on Dignity in Policy Custody. Dr. Cusack discussed the heterogeneity of detained populations & the need for police to recognise the various needs & concerns of suspects

Published this Friday.... Read the report at sexualviolence.ie/post/words-mat…

"Words Matter: Guidance for Media Reporting on Sexual Violence in Ireland" is now published. Written by our Director, Dr Susan Leahy in partnership with Sexual Violence Centre Cork, and funded by the We are now Research Ireland, this document offers the media advice in informing the public about sexual violence.

On Friday 25 Oct, University Of Limerick and Dr Susan Leahy hosted a conference on ‘Words Matter: Promoting Best Practice in Media and Cultural Representations of Gender-Based Violence’. Read what the Irish Independent said about it here: independent.ie/irish-news/num…

This month's selection for the SLSS Hub Reading Club is ‘Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Implementation Support Competencies Assessment’ by Todd M. Jensen, Allison J. Metz & Bianca Albers. Research Evidence Policy Programmes and Practice Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences @UL UL School of Law Centre for Crime, Justice & Victim Studies (CCJVS)

On 15 Nov, Dr Andrew, Dr Dr Alan Cusack & Dr Bláithín O'Shea presented the Community Access Support Teams (CAST) pilot at the Northern Police Research Webinar. CAST is a health-led, collaborative policing programme which will provide 24/7 response to people w/mental health issues.

REPPP team members Caitlin Lewis and Edel Kelly Cannon presented on the role and work of the Youth Diversion Project (YDP) Research & Development Team at yesterday's YDP National Conference in Croke Park.

CCJVS Members in the Media ⤵️ RTÉ recently interviewed Dr Johnny Connolly one year after the Dublin riots: rte.ie/news/2024/1123… Dr Connolly was also interviewed for Sunday Independent about social issues in Dublin city centre: independent.ie/irish-news/col… Irish Independent

We are looking forward to seeing these two key titles in print in early December. Both have gone to press. More details can be found here: claruspress.ie

Looking forward to the HEA #NSRP conference Come talk to us about SLSSHub project We will have an poster overview our work on display 🍉 SSESW at Queen's CES Research Evidence Policy Programmes and Practice UL School of Law #YouthJustice #ChildCriminalExploiation #Implementation

On 11 Dec, Dr Andrew & Dr Bláithín O'Shea presented to students of the PGDip in Serious Crime Investigation. The PGDip allows students to capitalise on existing expertise in modern policing & develop an advanced insight into the legal issues surrounding serious crime investigation.

The article presents findings from a three-year top-down/bottom-up action research project undertaken in Ireland which examined effective relationship building between youth justice practitioners and crime-involved young people Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration UL Research Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences @UL

A new UL study – titled ‘Promising Approaches, Opportunities and Barriers for Interventions to Prevent Youth Recruitment and Participation in European Drugs Markets’ – will be led by Research Evidence Policy Programmes and Practice a strategic partnership between UL’s School of Law and the Department of Justice. #SDG16