Youth Justice Strategies and Services in Ireland
Explore the youth justice system in Ireland, focusing on diverting children from prosecution, providing support, and interventions for vulnerable victims and witnesses. Learn about Garda Diversion projects, community-based services, and the O'Malley Report recommendations. Discover the priorities and strategies of the Youth Justice Strategy, including detention and post-detention supports, legislation, and working with harder-to-engage young people.
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Children as victims and as Children as victims and as offenders offenders Youth Justice Strategy Garda Diversion projects and other community-based services O Malley Report vulnerable victims and witnesses
Youth Justice Youth Justice - - context context Diversion is the default. Children are not prosecuted if there is a credible alternative. Some numbers for Ireland: Population 4.9m, 1.2m children Some 10,000 children offended in 2019. Most diverted, some 1,000 prosecuted Of the 1,000: most no conviction, probation, community service. 127 detention.
Youth Justice Strategy Youth Justice Strategy Priorities: Evidence and coherence Duty to cooperate and local mechanisms Early supports and interventions
Youth Justice Strategy Youth Justice Strategy continued continued 18 24 year olds Detention and post detention supports Legislation Children and offending on a continuum and a pyramid
Community Community- -based services based services Garda Youth Diversion Projects Early intervention and family support Harder-to-engage young people Probation Service and Bail Supervision Greentown projects Youth Joint Agency Response to Crime (YJARC) ?Links with wider child and family services?
O O Malley Malley Report Report Vulnerable victims, witnesses, and defendants. Not just sexual crime Information Reform of legislation: training for legal professionals Intermediaries The journey Supports working with the voluntary sector
