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FAQs

FAQs

How 'real' is the process?

Does CJI deal with complaints about the criminal justice system or its agencies?

Does CJI inspect individual cases?

How can I get an inspection report?

How do agencies react to inspection?

How does CJI decide who it inspects and how often this should occur?

How do I become an Inspector with CJI?

How do I keep up to date with what CJI is doing?

How does CJI 'check' the agencies/organisations are acting on the inspection recommendations?

What do you do when you find something wrong?

What does CJI do to seek the views of the local community?

What happens during an inspection?

What happens if the inspection recommendations are not addressed/acted upon?

What input do voluntary and community organisations have?

What is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) and how do they work?

What other organisations/Inspectorates does CJI regularly work with?

What type of previous experience/background knowledge do you need to be an Inspector?

Who appoints the Chief Inspector and how long does their appointment last?

Who is the Chief Inspector?

Why are a lot of CJI's reports published around the same time?

Why are criminal justice agencies inspected?

Why did Northern Ireland need its own inspectorate?