Policing & justice
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Delivering justice: challenges and innovations
In a wide-ranging interview, David Ford discusses the main challenges facing the justice system with Peter Cheney and outlines some…
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Pressures on policing
agendaNi summarises the PSNI’s financial situation and its plans to protect front-line services. In one sense, the PSNI has the…
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Policing for the future
Police forces worldwide are struggling to meet rising citizen service expectations but an integrated approach to service delivery can help…
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Crime in numbers
agendaNi examines the trends for offending in Northern Ireland, which indicate a general decrease in crime, a rise in recorded…
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Prison population growing
Northern Ireland’s prison numbers are growing but the province still jails a relatively small proportion of its population. A recent…
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The court caseloads
agendaNi examines the main recent trends in court business, including a decreasing number of defendants and a rising number of…
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Causes of crime
Andrew Percy discusses the factors which can lead to offending and the value of restorative justice. All offenders are personally…
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Justice Bill under scrutiny
agendaNi considers the main proposals within the current Justice Bill. Its main aim is to speed up court processes and…
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Criminal records changes
The Department of Justice plans to make the criminal records system more flexible. Decisions on whether to disclose information on…
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Hate crime rising
agendaNi examines how increased intolerance is resulting in more attacks against minorities. The most recent statistics from the PSNI show…
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