REPPP Publications

Greentown

Naughton, C. M., Redmond, S., & O’Meara-Daly, E. (2022). The Greentown Project: Building Evidence to inform Intervention Design for Juveniles Caught-up in Local Criminal Networks. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Naughton, Catherine and Redmond, Sean (2020) How can we stop criminal gangs exploiting up to 1,000 Irish kids?
Redmond, Sean (2018) How Irish crime gangs are a hidden threat to child well-being: The Brainstorm long read
Redmond, S., 2015. The Greentown crime network: introducing its cast of principal actors. Irish Probation Journal, 12 (pp 205-228).
Dwane, J. Lewis, C. Naughton, C. Reddy, J. and Redmond, S (2020) How are young people participating in Garda Youth Diversion Projects responding to the Covid-19 public health measures? – A local to national qualitative profile: Report 1
Connolly, J. and Mulcahy, J. (2019) Building community resilience. Responding to criminal and anti-social behaviour networks across Dublin South Central: a research study. Dublin: Four Forum Network and Dublin City Council.
Naughton, C., Redmond, S., Coonan, B. (2019) Evaluation of the Bail Supervision Scheme for Children (Pilot Scheme), Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
Naughton, Catherine; Redmond, Sean (2017). National Prevalence Study: Do the findings from the Greentown study of children’s involvement in a criminal network extend beyond Greentown?
Redmond, Sean (2016). Lifting the lid on Greentown–Why we should be concerned about the influence criminal networks have on children’s offending behaviour in Ireland.

REPPP Action Research Project

O’Meara Daly, E., Lewis, C., Dwane, J., and Redmond, S. (2025). Better Together: Developing Relationship Practice to Effect Change in Young People’s Offending Behaviour. Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice (REPPP) Project, School of Law, University of Limerick.

Guidance on Effective Relationships in Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs).

The Relationship Model Poster

Fullerton, D. Bamber, J. and Redmond, S. (2021) Developing effective relationships between youth justice workers and young people: a synthesis of the evidence. Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice (REPPP) Project, University of Limerick.

REPPP Data Study

Reddy, J. and Redmond, S. (2022) Measuring Effectiveness in Ireland’s Youth Justice System: Technical Report. Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice (REPPP) Project, University of Limerick.
Reddy, J. and Redmond, S. (2022) Measuring Outcomes in Youth Justice Programmes: A Review of Literature and Practice Evidence. Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice (REPPP) Project, University of Limerick.
Reddy, J. (2022) The Youth Justice System in Ireland: A Review (revised). Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice (REPPP) Project, University of Limerick
Reddy, J. and Redmond, S. (2019) Improving the Measurement of Effectiveness in the Irish Youth Justice System. Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice (REPPP) Project, University of Limerick.
Reddy, J. and Redmond S. (2018) Improving the Measurement of Effectiveness in the Irish Youth Justice System: International Review of Youth Justice Systems. Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice (REPPP) Project, University of Limerick.
Reddy, J. (2018) Improving the Measurement of Effectiveness in the Irish Youth Justice System: The Youth Justice System in Ireland. Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice (REPPP) Project, University of Limerick.

YPAR Case Study

Reddy, J. Bamber, J. and Connolly, J. (2021) Young People at Risk: YPAR Case Study. Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice (REPPP) Project, University of Limerick.

REPPP in the media

Map or Guide? The evolving use of scientific evidence to inform social policies and programmes in complex settings. In Ireland’s Education Yearbook Sean Redmond writes about the need for greater appreciation of the complexities of social policies and programmes and the demands for the application of scientific evidence to resolve real-world problems.

Local Leadership Programme

Connolly, J., Redmond, S., Bamber, J. (2025) The University of Limerick Local Leadership Programme - Grappling with 'Wicked Problems', REPPP, University of Limerick

No Wrong Door

Reidy, A., Naughton, C., and Redmond, S. (2025). No Wrong Door: A Systematic Literature Review, SLSS Hub, REPPP Project, University of Limerick.

Safe Futures

European Union Drugs Agency (2026), Addressing the recruitment of young people into criminal drugs networks, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg