'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
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
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
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
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 • 31 Jan
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
The complex issue of sex offender management Significant gaps exist in our knowledge of whether sex offender laws help to keep the public safe Crime • 18 Aug 21
Would you meet a person who committed a crime against you? Restorative justice benefits victims, offenders and communities and must be available to everyone Justice • 02 Feb 21
How can we stop criminal gangs exploiting up to 1,000 Irish kids? The latest Greentown studies examine ways to reduce the 'wicked problems' of how Irish crime networks exploit children Ireland • 27 Jan 21
How will Ireland police the pandemic? An Garda Síochána have an opportunity to show that public safety can be maintained through consent rather than enforcement Coronavirus • 21 Apr 20
How new Irish motorways led to more rural crime Research shows that the expansion of the motorway network in the last two decades increased rates of burglary in rural Ireland Crime • 12 Mar 20
Why do people confess to crimes they haven't done? As The Nobody Zone podcast shows, crime confessions are compelling, regardless of guilt or innocence. The Nobody Zone • 24 Nov 20
How criminal gangs could be stopped by maths Modern mathematical tools can provide police forces with a greater understanding of how crime and criminal gangs work Maths • 13 Feb 20
How Irish crime gangs are a hidden threat to children The Brainstorm long read: the existence of criminal networks in Irish neighbourhoods is a slippery phenomenon to detect and understand Crime • 21 Jan 20
How out-of-town drug dealers exploit vulnerable people in Ireland Ireland can learn lessons from the British experience in dealing with 'county lines' drug dealing Crime • 15 Jan 20
5 international justice ideas for Ireland to consider Research and experience elsewhere have highlighted effective and innovative responses to offending and victimisation Justice • 25 Nov 19
Why does Ireland have so many prisoners serving life sentences? One in every nine prisoners in Ireland is serving a life sentence and the number of lifers increased by 158% between 2001 and 2017 Crime • 21 Oct 19
How can we address Ireland's recidivism rate? New figures show one in every two people re-offend within three years of being released from prison, but re-thinking our approach could change that Ireland • 27 Sep 19
The links between porn and violence: 'a confusing quagmire' Rather than using pornography as a scapegoat, society needs to address the many factors behind violence against women Society • 27 Jun 19
How to create a better Irish criminal justice system Greater use of restorative justice can lead to better outcomes for both victims and offenders in the criminal justice system law • 29 Mar 19
How to combat rural crime As has been shown in the UK and Australia, co-operation, dialogue, government funding and innovative use of new technology are essential Rural Ireland • 14 Feb 19
The relationship between true crime and true justice Can the true crime genre help us to understand what is true justice and how to achieve it? True crime • 28 Jan 19
Why do good people cover up terrible crimes like child abuse? Loyalty can cause people to act in a way that is ultimately destructive for the institution they want to protect Crime • 19 Oct 18
Why are men more likely than women to engage in misbehaviour? Understanding male-female differences in behaviour is scientifically difficult and politically fraught, but these differences cannot be ignored Misbehaviour • 17 Apr 18
How Irish crime gangs are a hidden threat to child well-being The Brainstorm long read: the existence of criminal networks in Irish neighbourhoods are a threat to public health and a slippery phenomenon to detect and … Crime • 10 Mar 18
