Category: Crime and Justice
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Ending the Separated Regime at Maghaberry Prison: There is Another Way
Ending the practice of housing paramilitary inmates apart is a huge headache for government so Dr Michelle Butler offers an alternative to end the regime at Maghaberry Prison.
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Criminal records and young people – never-ending sentences?
Dr Nicola Carr examines how we deal with criminal records for young people and looks at the benefits of giving them the opportunity to ‘wipe the slate clean’.
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Why the age of criminal responsibility should be raised in Northern Ireland
Dr Nicola Carr argues that the age of criminal responsibility is too low in Northern Ireland and that we need to think beyond criminal justice to protect and support young people at risk of becoming ‘offenders’.