# criminal justice

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May 2023

THE MORNING LEAD

Restorative justice referrals decreased last year despite Government promise to build capacity

A report by

Lauren Boland

Restorative justice is a process that facilitates dialogue between victims and offenders.

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May 17th 2023, 12:05 AM

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# Hate speech

Ireland is failing to meet its obligations regarding hate crime, report says

The report was written as an alternative to previous hate crime reports submitted to the United Nations.

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Dec 2nd 2019, 2:03 PM

# criminal justice

Irish citizens who commit serious offences abroad will be open to prosecution from today

The law enables Ireland to ratify the Istanbul Convention.

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Apr 29th 2019, 7:18 AM

# Law and Order

Almost all women in Irish prisons are there for committing petty crime

95% of women in jail are committed for crimes such as shoplifting, failure to pay fines or handling stolen goods.

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Apr 23rd 2019, 12:05 AM

# criminal justice

Trump holds meeting with Kim Kardashian days away from historic summit with North Korea leader

Kardashian was expected to meet aide Jared Kushner but in the end she met with President Donald Trump.

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May 31st 2018, 7:17 AM

# making amends

The 'sexy' side of criminal law - fixing wrongful convictions, and why people confess to crimes they didn't commit

Living your life after 20 years spent outside society for a crime you didn’t commit is no joke says president of the Innocence Project of Iowa Brian Farrell.

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Jan 25th 2018, 6:05 AM

# loose lips Leo

Leo: Some people told me to shut up and keep my head down

The Fine Gael national conference has been talking crime and the economic recovery this morning.

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Feb 21st 2015, 3:05 PM

# Preserved

Sexual assault patients could have more time to keep biological evidence

It is planned that biological evidence could be kept for up to a year.

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Oct 10th 2014, 2:34 PM

# Overcrowding

Big increase in number of women being sent to jail

The number of women being sent to jail has increased by one third in the last three years, while the number of men being imprisoned has levelled off.

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Nov 21st 2013, 8:15 AM

Voices

Lisa McInerney: So St Pat's is to close - but that's just the first step

Report after report has documented the problems with St Patrick’s Institution – but now we need to actually deal with young offenders in a meaningful way.

Jul 15th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Young offenders

"There's going to be riots" when St Patrick's inmates move to new prison

A senior prison officer has warned that rival gangs will battle for dominance when the young offenders are moved to an adult prison.

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Jul 7th 2013, 8:30 AM

# Rape

Victim devastated as man who raped her when she was 14 ‘walks free’

A man was a given a suspended sentence last week after being found guilty of raping his wife’s sister when she was 14.

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Jun 10th 2013, 10:52 AM

# criminal justice

Nine murders committed by people released on bail

Figures released by the Department of Justice show 16,812 crimes were committed by those on bail in 2012.

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Feb 12th 2013, 6:30 AM

# criminal justice

Department insists public will be safeguarded from sex offenders

Concerns have been raised that the Spent Convictions Bill will allow some people who have committed sexual offences to have their criminal record wiped.

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Jun 19th 2012, 10:29 AM