This is the final in the Northern Police Research Webinar Series for Spring 2025.
Chair: Shane MacGiollabhui
The role of the Independent Reviewer of Justice & Security is set out within the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007. The Reviewer plays a key role in providing confidence that the powers are being closely scrutinised and used proportionately by the policing and legal system. In this talk, Jonny will describe some of the challenges associated with this type of role in a post-conflict society.
The Independent Reviewer of National Security Arrangements provides assurances around the role of security services in Northern Ireland and their interactions with the PSNI.
Dr Jonny Byrne is currently a Lecturer in criminology and criminal justice, in the School of Criminology, Social Policy and Politics at Ulster University, and is currently serving as Northern Ireland’s Independent Reviewer of Justice & Security. He lectures on issues relating to policing and security, countering violent extremism and psychology within the criminal justice system. He has completed a number of research projects on public attitudes to peace walls, paramilitary violence, young people’s participation in political violence, community experiences of public order policing in Northern Ireland, bonfires, and the manipulations of commemorations and celebrations in a contested society.