Sustainable Development Goals
Summary of the impact:
Many of us will become a victim of crime at some point in our lives, yet many victims chose not to report these crimes to the police. Ultimately, a large number of victims in Ireland are not engaging in the criminal justice system. Prof Shane Kilcommins, Dr Susan Leahy & Dr Eimear Spain from the Centre for Crime, Justice and Victim Studies (CCJVS) and the School of Law have sought to better understand this phenomenon with a view to understanding how best to engage with and support victims of crime, while also informing public policy and legislative reform. By focusing their research on the place of victims within the criminal justice system, the team is giving a voice to underrepresented minorities including victims with disabilities.
The systemic abuse that occurred in post-Independence Ireland firmly placed victimhood on the public agenda
By focusing their research on the place of victims within the criminal justice system, the team is giving a voice to underrepresented minorities including victims with disabilities. Their research has actively influenced public policy and legislative reform, and informed teaching and learning with the establishment of Ireland’s first module in victimology. The researchers have built a reputation for ‘cutting edge’ research in the area of victims’ rights and as being ‘very influential’ in highlighting the role of the victims as pivotal stakeholders.
References to the research
The victim in the Irish criminal process
https://www.doi.org/10.7765/9781526153722Authors: Shane Kilcommins, Susan Leahy, Kathleen Moore Walsh, Eimear Spain
Sexual Offending in Ireland: Laws, Procedures and Punishment
https://www.claruspress.ie/shop/sexual-offending-in-ireland-laws-procedures-and-punishment/Authors: Susan Leahy and Margaret Fitzgerald O’Reilly
Sexual Offences Law: the Impact of Gender Stereotypes on Adjudications of Consent in Rape Trials in Ireland
http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781509917242.ch-001Authors: Susan Leahy
Section 5 Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990 (Ireland)
http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781782259800.ch-060Authors: Susan Leahy
The Domestic Violence Bill: A Good Start but Not Enough
Authors: Susan Leahy
Exploring the impact of the Victims’ Directive on service provision for victims of crime in Ireland
https://ulir.ul.ie/handle/10344/6689Authors: Susan Leahy and Eimear Spain
Too Much Information? Regulating Disclosure of Complainants’ Personal Records in Sexual Offence Trials
https://ulir.ul.ie/handle/10344/7947Authors: Susan Leahy
The Development of Victims’ Rights in Ireland
Authors: Shane Kilcommins, Susan Leahy, Eimear Spain
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