Tag: justice

Law

|

Peace

A British Army veteran who served in NI during the Troubles is 54x more likely to be prosecuted?

21 July 2021

This claim is not accurate. Prosecutions to date suggest that ex-British Army personnel have been the subject of cases five times more than Republican and

Law

|

Peace

Do the DOJ and NIO joint fund an £8 million a year programme to engage directly with paramilitary organisations?

9 June 2021

The cross-department Executive Programme for Tackling Paramilitary Activity and Organised Crime receives funds from the Northern Ireland Executive, and is not jointly funded by the

Law

Is there a high level of support for restorative justice?

16 August 2016

According to surveys collected by NISRA and by the Public Prosecution Service, a majority of respondents support either restorative justice or diversionary options generally. In

Law

Do half of freed criminals reoffend within a year?

28 July 2016

The claim is accurate. However, while the article does break down re-offending rates among criminals released from prison, the majority of offenders receive sentences that