Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI NI) is an independent statutory inspectorate in Northern Ireland. Created in 2003, it is tasked with inspecting all aspects of the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland, apart from the judiciary.[2] The agency is headed by the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland, an office currently held by Jacqui Durkin.[3][4] It currently has 11 employees, 6 of whom are inspectors.[1]:76 As an independent inspectorate, the CJI NI reports directly to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Minister of Justice must grant permission before inspection reports can be published, but they may not alter the content of reports unless it would compromise public interest or safety.[5]
In June 2018, CJI published a report about the Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre, a youth detention centre in Bangor, County Down, praising its quality as the "jewel in the crown" of the criminal justice system and describing it as an "envy" for similar institutions in England and Wales.[6][7][8]
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