Audio interview with Mike Brogden, Professor of Criminal Justice at Queen’s University, Belfast, by the BBC in 2000. Under the terms of the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement, a Criminal Justice Review Group was established to address elements of the judicial system including prosecution arrangements and lay involvement in that system. Its report, published on 30 March 2000, outlined proposed reforms of the judicial system in Northern Ireland. Brogden discusses the proposals suggested by the report with particular focus on its impact on community engagement with the judicial system. This interview forms part of the BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart online resource which documents thirty years of peace and violence in Northern Ireland from the Troubles to the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2000
Name of First Interviewee: Mike Brogden
Role at time of Interview: Professor of Criminal Justice at Queen’s University, Belfast
Interviewer: Unknown
Purpose: News, Research
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2012
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart
Time Period covered: 2000
Key Individuals: Mike Brogden
Key Words: Criminal Justice Review, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, judiciary, community relations