New initiative to target repeat offenders

The Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, launched a new initiative to target repeat offenders and in turn reduce the number of people who become victims of crime.

Minister Fitzgerald launched the Joint Agency Response to Crime initiative (J-ARC), an inter-agency response involving the Probation Service, Irish Prison Service, and the Gardaí, as well as voluntary and community organisations.

The Minister said she wanted to oversee a system which aims for a reduction in victims of crime as well as a reduction in the number of offences committed.