Today the Garda Inspectorate has published a post implementation review of Recommendation 8.17 from its 2014 Crime Investigation report which stated “that the Garda Síochána conducts an urgent review of the recording of children’s details as an intelligence record on PULSE”. Generally, a person is assigned a unique PULSE Identification Number (PULSE ID) following their [...]
Press Release Transnational Organised Crime – A Review of the Structures, Strategies and Processes in the Garda Síochána The Garda Inspectorate recognises the considerable success of the Garda Síochána in targeting high-profile crime groups and seizing large volumes of drugs and other criminal assets, however this should be enhanced through the introduction of a domestic [...]
Criminal justice Open Research Dialogue (CORD) Partnership On 2 October 2023, a new project commenced at Maynooth University, with funding from the National Open Research Forum (NORF) Open Research Fund. Led by Dr. Ian Marder (Assistant Professor in Criminology and Co-Deputy Director of the Research Centre for Criminology at the School of Law and Criminology), [...]
Today the Garda Inspectorate has published a post implementation review of Recommendation 9.16 from its 2014 Crime Investigation report which stated that ‘the Garda Síochána conduct an urgent examination of the current process for exhibit and property management’. Chief Inspector Mark Toland said, “The management of property and exhibits is critically important to ensuring confidence [...]
The Garda Inspectorate has today launched an on-line survey to gauge how victims of domestic abuse are dealt with by the Garda Síochána. This survey is part of an on-going inspection into the effectiveness and efficiency of the Garda Síochána’s response to domestic abuse.Deputy Chief Inspector Pauline Shields, who is leading this inspection said,“Hearing from victims [...]
