Inspection Reports
Criminal Justice Inspection’s reports detail the findings of the inspection team and the recommendations for improvement made by CJI as a result of each inspection.
Each inspection report is shared with the inspected organisation/s prior to publication to guarantee the accuracy of its content.
All CJI’s inspection reports are presented to the Houses of Parliament on behalf of CJI by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
They are published in hard copy and electronic format. All electronic copies of CJI reports can be viewed within this section.
10 March 2010
An Inspection of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland Community Service Scheme
09 February 2010
A summary of CJI inspection report findings for 2009
16 December 2009
An Inspection of the treatment of vulnerable prisoners by the Northern Ireland Prison Service
26 November 2009
An Inspection of West Belfast Community Safety Forum
30 October 2009
Conducted by Dr Michael Maguire, Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland
15 October 2009
An inspection of Newry and South Armagh Scheme
21 July 2009
An unannounced full follow-up inspection of Maghaberry Prison 19 - 23 January 2009
09 July 2009
An inspection of Forensic Science Northern Ireland
17 June 2009
An inspection of Police Custody
11 June 2009
An inspection of the training and development of operational staff in the Northern Ireland Prison Service
12 May 2009
The impact of Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 on the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland
23 April 2009
A review of Transition to Community Arrangements for Life Sentence Prisoners in Northern Ireland
03 April 2009
An inspection of Policing with the Community in Northern Ireland
17 October 2008
An inspection of the operation and effectiveness of ASBOs
23 July 2008
An inspection of the Royal Mail Group Crime Investigations Function
17 July 2008
A report on the inspection of Approved Premises
09 July 2008
Report of an announced inspection of Hydebank Wood Young Offender Centre by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland 5-9 November 2007
26 June 2008
Report of an inspection on Community Restorative Justice Ireland
24 June 2008
Report on Corporate Governance in the Youth Justice Agency
18 June 2008
Report on Roads Policing
12 June 2008
Report of an announced inspection of Ash House Hydebank Wood by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland 29 October - 2 November 2007
21 May 2008
Report on Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre
07 May 2008
An Inspection of the Belfast Harbour Police
21 February 2008
Report on the Inspection of the Youth Conference Service in Northern Ireland
27 November 2007
Follow-up Inspection on The Management of Sex Offenders
30 October 2007
Report of a pre-inspection of schemes in Belfast and in the North West with a view to accreditation under the Government's Protocol for Community Based Restorative Justice
11 October 2007
Report on Enforcement in the Department of the Environment
08 August 2007
Conducted by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of the Crown Prosecution Service under the delegated statutory authority of the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland
23 July 2007
A review of how the main Criminal Justice Organisations deal with complaints
28 June 2007
Report on the Inspection of the Nothern Ireland Prisoner Resettlement Strategy
03 May 2007
Report of an inspection with a view to accreditation under the Government's Protocol for Community Based Restorative Justice
29 January 2007
Report on Improving Procurement in the Criminal Justice System
15 January 2007
A thematic inspection of the management of hate crime by the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland
18 December 2006
A review of how the PSNI deal with incidents of volume crime and uses of police bail
04 December 2006
in light of the murder of Mrs Attracta Harron. Interim Report
23 November 2006
A review of the Voluntary and Community Sector's contribution to the Northern Ireland Criminal Justice System
09 November 2006
An inspection of Community Safety Partnerships
12 October 2006
A report on Corporate Goverance in the Probation Board for Northern Ireland.
24 July 2006
A review of the exchange of information by criminal justice organisations through the Causeway Programme
25 May 2006
Report on the Inspection of the Benefit Investigation Service
18 May 2006
A thematic inspection of delay in the processing of criminal cases in Northern Ireland
04 May 2006
Report of an announced inspection of Maghaberry Prison by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland - 10 - 14 October 2005
25 January 2006
Report on target setting and performance management
09 January 2006
Report on Regulatory Agencies
03 January 2006
Report on the Inspection of the Compensation Agency
14 December 2005
Report on the Inspection of Forensic Science Northern Ireland
14 December 2005
Report on Scientific Support Services in the Police Service of Northern Ireland
06 December 2005
Report on the Inspection of The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
28 October 2005
Report of an unannounced inspection by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland 14-17 March 2005
20 July 2005
Improving the Provision of Care for Victims and Witnesses within the Criminal Justice System in Northern Ireland
22 June 2005
Report on the State Pathologist's Department
05 April 2005
Report on the Juvenile Justice Centre
16 March 2005
Report on an announced inspection by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland 20-24 September 2004
02 March 2005
An inspection of the MASRAM process and its potential for development
30 November 2004
Report of an unannounced inspection of the imprisonment of women in Northern Ireland by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons and the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland 28-30 November 2004