This factsheet is an extract from the publication Know Your Rights: The Rights of Children and Young People published by the Children’s Rights Alliance. It is reproduced here with their kind permission. Know Your Rights is a public information project designed to inform everyone, in plain language, of the rights and entitlements children have in Ireland and where to go when they are not respected.
Know Your Rights: My Rights in Dealing With Criminal Law and the Gardaí
- What are my rights if I am a victim of a crime?
- What should I do if I witness a crime?
- What are my rights if I am suspected or accused of a crime while under 18?
- What is the Diversion Programme in Ireland?
- What happens at a Children’s Court hearing?
- Probation and Detention for under 18s in Ireland
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