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Joint Strategy on the Management of Offenders
by Ciara Guiney
On 22 September 2016, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD launched the first Joint Strategy for the Management of Offenders.1 The strategy, which builds on existing collaborative work between the Irish Prison Service (IPS), the Probation Service (PS) and An Garda Síochána (AGS), highlights two areas, namely the management of offenders along with a strong focus on the rights of victims. What follows is an outline of the main objectives and accompanying actions to go forward between 2016 and 2018.
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Second review of quality of crime statistics by CSO
by Ciara Guiney
In September 2016, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published its second review on the accuracy of data collated on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE (police using leading systems effectively) system.1 The initial comprehensive review, published in 2015, was centred on data from 2011.
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Launch of the Evaluation of the HSE Naloxone Demonstration Project
by Therese Lynn
On 30 August 2016, Minister of State for Communities and National Drugs Strategy Catherine Byrne TD attended the launch of the Evaluation of the HSE Naloxone Demonstration Project in Temple Bar, Dublin.1 The external evaluation was commissioned by the HSE National Social Inclusion Office and its launch coincided with International Overdose Day. The key theme was ‘Time to Remember, Time to Act’, which acknowledged the trauma and suffering of families and friends affected by drug misuse. The aim of the day was to reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths and to spread the message that overdose death and injury is preventable.
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New psychoactive substances in Europe conference, Poznan
by Siobhan Stokes
On 26‒27 October 2016, the Polish Reitox Focal Point and National Bureau for Drug Prevention held a conference on new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Europe. The conference opened with an overview of EMCDDAand the EU Early Warning System (EWS), which monitors and responds to new drugs or trends in drug use. Information is fed into the EU EWS by national focal points; this information exchange can trigger the preparation of joint reports and a formal risk assessment process followed by control measures as required.
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Second review of quality of crime statistics by CSO
by Ciara Guiney
In September 2016, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published its second review on the accuracy of data collated on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE (police using leading systems effectively) system.1 The initial comprehensive review, published in 2015, was centred on data from 2011.
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