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Management Consultancy is an industry in which the UK is a world class performer. However, the industry has been little studied. The majority of the industry's revenues are earned in the field of IT Management Consultancy. The aims of this research were: 1. To identify the clients of IT management consultants and the work conducted for those clients. 2. To identify the factors that have led to IT management consultants being commissioned to undertake IT/IS projects. 3. To identify the factors that influence the performance of IT management consultants when undertaking IT/IS projects. 4. To identify the factors that may be used by the clients and IT management consultants to assess the success of IT/IS projects. 5. To identify the factors that may influence the clients’ feelings of ownership in relation to the outputs of the IT/IS projects. To achieve these aims the study was conducted in two parts. The first part of the study was quantitative and a questionnaire was issued to 120 IT management consultants. Frequency, crosstabulations and factor analyses were undertaken and were based on the 57 responses. There were nine factors identified: BENEFITS', OWNERSHIP', CLASSIC MEASURES, ROLES, WORKING RELATIONSHIP, CEO INVOLVEMENT, INTERACTIONS, COMMUNICA TION and SYSTEM OUTPUT. Subsequently, two case study interview schedules were developed and distributed in the qualitative part of the study. These were responded to by clients and consultants, from eight different IT/IS projects, to determine which factors were important in assignment outcome success from both perspectives. A cross case analysis of the various issues identified in the interview schedules was then conducted and finally the projects were ranked in terms of literature defined and respondent defined project success measures. Some of the hypothesised relationships require further investigation before conclusions can be drawn.

Paramilitary-style attacks (PSAs) continues to blight working-class loyalist and republican communities two decades after the Belfast Agreement. This paper explores the efficacy of public awareness campaigns designed to challenge those who justify these actions. It does so by reviewing the literature on PSAs, analysing previous public information campaigns in Northern Ireland and overseas, and providing an overview of Ending the Harm, the campaign launched by the Department of Justice (NI) to address PSAs. These issues were explored through a thematic analysis of interviews (N=7) conducted with key stakeholders including the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and restorative justice organizations.

With a growing ageing population, researchers and policymakers are taking an increasing interest in how older people experience the criminal justice system. A recent study from Northern Ireland has found that older people are less likely to obtain justice than other adults when they report being a victim of crime. This article explores the findings of the Northern Ireland study. It examines the evidence for the existence of unequal access to justice for older people. It identifies the barriers that older victims face that contribute to this inequality. It sets out four recommendations for reforming the system to help improve matters. The findings of the Northern Ireland study and the recommendations made have relevance for other common law jurisdictions.

Our submission draws on our combined expertise of having researched, written and published in these areas for over a decade (For example: Gordon, 2007; Reilly, 2011; Gordon and Reilly, 2018). In particular we have conducted empirical research in Northern Ireland and other international jurisdictions, focusing on children’s and young people’s use of social media (Gordon, 2018); journalists use of children’s social media content (Gordon, 2016b); the damaging consequences of ‘naming and shaming’ (Gordon, 2012; Gordon, 2016a, 2016b; Gordon, 2018; Gordon, 2020); ‘under-the-line’ commentary on websites (Gordon, 2012; Gordon, 2018; Gordon, 2019); the role of online platforms in anti-social behaviour within contested interface areas (Reilly, 2011a; 2011b; 2012); how citizens use social media to respond to contentious parades and protests (Reilly, 2016a; 2016b); stakeholder perspectives on the ‘Ending the Harm’ campaign against paramilitary-style attacks (Gordon and Reilly, 2018); and the impact of social media on adolescent mental health (O’Reilly et al, 2018a; 2018b; 2019) .

Public health model approach to respond to youth involvement in violence - comparative study findings of UK and Australia.

Submission to the Youth Violence Commission in the United Kingdom

Research report funded by the Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland into older peoples experiences of the criminal justice system.