Role of the Crime and Security division
The role of the Crime and Security Division in the Department of Justice is to provide co-ordinated policy direction and legal frameworks to reduce and prevent crime, tackle reoffending and develop more secure communities.
- Tackling crime is informed by an analysis of crime trends and will include:
- measures to reduce the risk of becoming involved in crime along with crime prevention initiatives;
- effective policing founded on partnership between communities, An Garda Síochána, local authorities and other agencies;
- measures to improve the standing of victims and their needs;
- multi-agency responses to complex forms of crime – organised crime, trafficking, smuggling, cybercrime and white collar crime;
- application of a range of criminal sanctions to facilitate a reduction in offending and public protection.
Its remit is broad and covers the following:
Crime
- Bribery and Corruption
- Commissions of Investigation and Inquiries
- Community Crime Prevention
- Crime Statistics
- Cybercrime
- Domestic, Sexual and Gender based Violence – Cosc
- Drugs
- European Arrest Warrants
- Extradition
- Forensic Science Ireland
- Human Trafficking
- Money Laundering
- Mutual Legal Assistance
- National Missing Persons Day
- Office of the State Pathologist
- Road Traffic Matters
- Tribunals
- Victims of Crime
- White Paper on Crime
- Youth Justice
Security