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2009


Inspectors find Prison Service must continue to focus on prisoners at risk
16 December 2009
An inspection of the treatment of vulnerable prisoners by the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has found that while steps have been taken to address the negligence surrounding the death in custody of Colin Bell in August 2008, deficiencies still remain in the regime provided for prisoners at risk.

Inspectorate publishes findings of evaluation of West Belfast Community Safety Forum
26 November 2009
An independent inspection of the West Belfast Community Safety Forum (WBCSF) has examined the impact the forum has had in increasing community safety in West Belfast.

Inspectors find significant progress in assistance provided to bereaved families by Coroners Service
11 November 2009
The Coroners Service for Northern Ireland (CSNI) has been praised in an inspection report published today for the progress it has made during the last 18 months to improve the service it provides to bereaved families.

Inspectorates’ find Scientific Support Service significantly improved over last four years
30 October 2009
Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) have published the findings of their final joint follow-up review of the Scientific Support Service within the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Approval given for community-based restorative justice scheme to seek Government accreditation
15 October 2009
Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) has published the findings of its inspection of Community Restorative Justice Ireland’s (CRJI’s) community-based restorative justice scheme in Newry and South Armagh.

Progress on volume crime welcomed but call management still a concern for Inspectorate
30 July 2009
Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) has praised the progress made by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to take forward recommendations made surrounding volume crime and the use of police bail.

Chief Inspectors declare poor standards at Maghaberry Prison cannot continue
21 July 2009

Inspectors have called for urgent action to be taken to improve standards at Maghaberry Prison as the findings of the latest unannounced inspection of the high security facility were published today (21 July 2009).


Customer focus crucial to future success of FSNI
09 July 2009

Forensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI) has been urged to maintain and continue its efforts to develop a more customer focused way of working, in a new report published today (9 July 2009) by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI).


Inspectorates assess progress of Public Prosecution Service two years on
30 June 2009
Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate have today (30 June) published the findings of their follow-up inspection of the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPS).

Police custody facilities performing to an ‘acceptable standard’ says Inspectorate
17 June 2009
A new report by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland has examined the standards and conditions of police custody arrangements in Northern Ireland.

Effective training central to enhancing public protection
11 June 2009
An inspection of Prison Service Staff Training and Development has shown that training is central to shifting the culture of the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) to work more effectively to reduce re-offending and enhance public protection.

Greater effort needed to promote equality across criminal justice system
12 May 2009
Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) has called on criminal justice organisations to place a greater emphasis on the promotion of equal opportunities among all sections of the community.

Inspectorate publishes review of management of life sentenced prisoners
23 April 2009
A review of the arrangements for preparing life sentenced prisoners for release back into the community has been carried out by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI).

Real willingness to engage with police exists among communities’ says report
03 April 2009
An inspection by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has looked in detail at the extent policing with the community has become the core business of the PSNI since the Patten Report was published 10 years ago.



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