Some key documents

(2021) Debts, threats, distress and hope: towards understanding drug-related intimidation in Dublin’s North East Inner City. 

(2020) Research papers on spent convictions. 

(2020) Lifting the lid on Redtown: a replication case study, which investigates the contribution of engagement in a local criminal network to young people’s more serious and persistent offending patterns. 

(2019) Evaluation of the Bail Supervision Scheme for Children (pilot scheme). 

(2019) The drug economy and youth interventions: an exploratory research project on working with young people involved in the illegal drugs trade. 

(2018) Not criminals. Underpinning a health-led approach to drug use and summary.

(2018) Council conclusions on promoting the use of alternatives to coercive sanctions for drug using offenders. 

(2017) Community Service in Ireland: a qualitative exploration of one alternative to short-term imprisonment and summary

(2016) What works in managing young people who offend? A summary of the international evidence. 

See also, our crime page.

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