How judges decide on sentences in sexual offence cases It can be challenging for judges in these cases to balance the legal rules of sentencing with delivering justice to victims and society law • 24 Jul
How judges decide on sentences in sexual offence cases It can be challenging for judges in these cases to balance the legal rules of sentencing with delivering justice to victims and society law • 24 Jul
Gerry Hutch, the Bugsy Malone gang & youth crime in 1970s Dublin This gang of youths, who featured Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, were associated with various crimes in Dublin's inner city in 1976 Crime • 17 Feb
Gerry Hutch, the Bugsy Malone gang & youth crime in 1970s Dublin This gang of youths, who featured Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, were associated with various crimes in Dublin's inner city in 1976 Crime • 17 Feb
How a phone designed for criminals was controlled by the police Monumental in scale and sophistication, Anom reshaped global perceptions of privacy, security and the reach of law enforcement Crime • 06 Feb
How a phone designed for criminals was controlled by the police Monumental in scale and sophistication, Anom reshaped global perceptions of privacy, security and the reach of law enforcement Crime • 06 Feb
The changing nature of the Garda station interview A lot has changed with police custody and questioning In Ireland over the last 40 years, but improvements can still be made An Garda Síochána • 15 Jan
The changing nature of the Garda station interview A lot has changed with police custody and questioning In Ireland over the last 40 years, but improvements can still be made An Garda Síochána • 15 Jan
Could early releases solve Ireland's overcrowded prisons' crisis? If we were serious about using the justice system to keep society safe, we would make quite different investments Prisons • 14 Aug 24
Could early releases solve Ireland's overcrowded prisons' crisis? If we were serious about using the justice system to keep society safe, we would make quite different investments Prisons • 14 Aug 24
How criminal justice can harm victims more than crime itself Secondary victimisation can be prevented if we understand victims' needs and invest in services and approaches to best meet these Crime • 03 Jul 24
How criminal justice can harm victims more than crime itself Secondary victimisation can be prevented if we understand victims' needs and invest in services and approaches to best meet these Crime • 03 Jul 24
Does the general public want harsher sentences for criminals? Public attitudes to criminal justice issues may be more complex than simply assuming 'law and order' policies will be politically popular Crime • 17 May 24
Does the general public want harsher sentences for criminals? Public attitudes to criminal justice issues may be more complex than simply assuming 'law and order' policies will be politically popular Crime • 17 May 24
Are the challenges facing An Garda Síochána unique to Ireland? Police forces around the world are facing the same issues around recruitment, policing of protests and online threats An Garda Síochána • 26 Apr 24
Are the challenges facing An Garda Síochána unique to Ireland? Police forces around the world are facing the same issues around recruitment, policing of protests and online threats An Garda Síochána • 26 Apr 24
What's a football tournament got to do with crime prevention? The sense of togetherness that comes with supporting the national side can teach us a thing or two about community and crime prevention Crime • 22 Feb 24
What's a football tournament got to do with crime prevention? The sense of togetherness that comes with supporting the national side can teach us a thing or two about community and crime prevention Crime • 22 Feb 24
Why is there a lack of attention paid to farm crime in Ireland? Farm crime is on the rise globally and Ireland must examine the social realities of crime in farming environments Farming • 19 Sep 23
Why is there a lack of attention paid to farm crime in Ireland? Farm crime is on the rise globally and Ireland must examine the social realities of crime in farming environments Farming • 19 Sep 23
What's needed to reduce the high level of reoffending in Ireland? With 6 in 10 of those released from prison reoffending within three years, it's clear the justice system alone can't solve this issue Crime • 18 Sep 23
What's needed to reduce the high level of reoffending in Ireland? With 6 in 10 of those released from prison reoffending within three years, it's clear the justice system alone can't solve this issue Crime • 18 Sep 23
Would 'zero tolerance' policing make Dublin city centre safer? History teaches us that a Garda 'crackdown' would not create a sustainable reduction in crime Crime • 21 Aug 23
Would 'zero tolerance' policing make Dublin city centre safer? History teaches us that a Garda 'crackdown' would not create a sustainable reduction in crime Crime • 21 Aug 23
How much do you really know about crime and justice? A criminologist poses some quiz questions about the Irish criminal justice process, crime rates and other topics law • 24 Jul 23
How much do you really know about crime and justice? A criminologist poses some quiz questions about the Irish criminal justice process, crime rates and other topics law • 24 Jul 23
4 ways criminals could use AI to target you Observing how criminals have used technology in the past can provide clues as to how they might use AI Crime • 03 Jul 23
4 ways criminals could use AI to target you Observing how criminals have used technology in the past can provide clues as to how they might use AI Crime • 03 Jul 23
How to ensure mass shootings do not become commonplace in Europe Mass gun attacks may have not proliferated in Europe as they have in the US, but actions to ensure this remains so need to be taken now Shootings • 08 May 23
How to ensure mass shootings do not become commonplace in Europe Mass gun attacks may have not proliferated in Europe as they have in the US, but actions to ensure this remains so need to be taken now Shootings • 08 May 23
What's next for the Kinahan gang and the police targeting them? There's likely to be much more fallout from the ongoing high-profile pursuit of Kinahan crime gang members in Ireland and abroad Crime • 15 Feb 23
What's next for the Kinahan gang and the police targeting them? There's likely to be much more fallout from the ongoing high-profile pursuit of Kinahan crime gang members in Ireland and abroad Crime • 15 Feb 23
Is the proposed 'Fagin's law' an actual change to Irish law? The new law concerns the grooming of children into crime, but it's open to question if it actually fills a particular gap in Irish law Ireland • 09 Feb 23
Is the proposed 'Fagin's law' an actual change to Irish law? The new law concerns the grooming of children into crime, but it's open to question if it actually fills a particular gap in Irish law Ireland • 09 Feb 23
Are cyber criminals using your computer? We can stop criminals engaged in cryptojacking using our computers by carefully monitoring the computer's performance technology • 01 Dec 22
Are cyber criminals using your computer? We can stop criminals engaged in cryptojacking using our computers by carefully monitoring the computer's performance technology • 01 Dec 22
Dialogue can help gardaí better understand diverse communities A project in west Dublin has brought young black adults and gardaí together to create meaningful dialogue between police and community An Garda Síochána • 19 Oct 22
Dialogue can help gardaí better understand diverse communities A project in west Dublin has brought young black adults and gardaí together to create meaningful dialogue between police and community An Garda Síochána • 19 Oct 22
The secret world of the Irish witness protection programme What makes the Irish witness protection scheme stand out is that there is no legislation governing the programme itself. Crime • 03 Oct 22
The secret world of the Irish witness protection programme What makes the Irish witness protection scheme stand out is that there is no legislation governing the programme itself. Crime • 03 Oct 22
'When people with convictions get degrees, everybody wins' We should make higher education accessible for people with convictions, not deter them from applying Education • 17 Jan 22
'When people with convictions get degrees, everybody wins' We should make higher education accessible for people with convictions, not deter them from applying Education • 17 Jan 22
Why do some men kill women? We need to look at the issue of misogyny to understand why most women who are killed in Ireland and elsewhere are killed by men Crime • 17 Jan 22
Why do some men kill women? We need to look at the issue of misogyny to understand why most women who are killed in Ireland and elsewhere are killed by men Crime • 17 Jan 22
What is being done to stamp out white collar crime in Ireland? If white collar crime is to be treated as the serious crime that it is, frequent successful criminal prosecutions are required law • 17 Jan 22
What is being done to stamp out white collar crime in Ireland? If white collar crime is to be treated as the serious crime that it is, frequent successful criminal prosecutions are required law • 17 Jan 22
Drink spiking: why we know so little about this horrifying crime While many respondents to a new survey had experienced drink spiking, reporting it to the police was much rarer Drink spiking • 03 Nov 21
Drink spiking: why we know so little about this horrifying crime While many respondents to a new survey had experienced drink spiking, reporting it to the police was much rarer Drink spiking • 03 Nov 21
How DNA is used to catch a killer When we think of catching killers, we often think of DNA matching, but what does that actually mean? Forensic science • 15 Oct 21
How DNA is used to catch a killer When we think of catching killers, we often think of DNA matching, but what does that actually mean? Forensic science • 15 Oct 21
