IfJ is a registered charity with a vision of opening the ‘accessible door’ to justice; where all people understand the questions they are asked and can tell what has happened.
IfJ promotes and supports the work of intermediaries, who are communication specialists working with vulnerable people in the justice system.
Statistics on Women and the Criminal Justice System 2021
The publication compiles statistics from data sources across the CJS, to provide a combined perspective on the typical experiences of females who come into contact with it. It considers how these experiences have changed over…
The Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse October 2022
This report is the final statutory report published by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. The Inquiry sets out the main findings about the extent to which State and non-State institutions failed…
Despite increasing academic focus on intimate relationships as positive influences on desistance, research has yet to examine the experience and impact of support provision for women who are intimate partners of desisters. This exploratory study draws on six in-depth interviews with partners of…
It is unclear how effectively jurors perform their task of assessing witness credibility. Drawing on evidence from a mock jury study involving 863 mock jurors deliberating across 64 juries, and building on existing research, this paper explores juries’ reliance on demeanour. While jurors make…
Autistic people may camouflage their innate autistic social behaviours to adapt to, cope within and/or influence the predominately neurotypical social landscape. This study describes behaviours exhibited, altered or avoided by autistic adults whilst camouflaging (i.e. camouflaging behaviours).…
Reacting to COVID-19 required significant, immediate changes to Government processes including the Criminal Justice System. Clearly, police investigations must continue, and victims, witnesses and suspects of crime must be interviewed. However, lockdowns and social distancing measures means that…
IfJ was delighted to be asked to be involved with Ireland’s newly developed programme at Limerick University. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD has announced the launch of a new qualification programme at University of Limerick to train Intermediaries.
The British Pyschological Society's Division of Forensic Psychology publishes three issues of the Forensic update a year. In this December 2021 Issue, go to page 25 for a paper on The Intermediary Role by trustees Francesca Castellano and Robert Ian Thomas.
