On May 6-7 2025 several our Action members met in Malmö (Sweden). One group of members from 9 different countries discussed on 6th the possibilities to create a Nordic-Baltic Mendez Centre for Investigative Interviewing while the others discussed on 6th and 7th the barriers and enablers to implementation regarding their project in the Action.
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Child sexual abuse is a complex and deeply harmful crime type that demands multi-sector collaboration to address effectively. In response, the Child Sexual Abuse Reduction Research Network was launched in 2023 to bring together scholars, practitioners, government agencies, and private and not-for-profit organizations from around the world to develop innovative, multidisciplinary responses. The Network will
The Irish Méndez Centre for Investigative Interviewing hosted two events in April. On April 16th, the Centre hosted a one-day training event for members of An Garda Síochána (the Irish police) centred on rapport-based interviewing and the ORBIT framework. On April 28th, the Centre held an expert knowledge exchange event at the Trinity College Institute for Neuroscience.
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Calling all ImpleMéndez members! We are pleased to announce that The Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System (VACJS) Conference will be held at Cardiff University (Wales) on 10 to 11 September 2025 with generous support from the Centre for Law and Society (Cardiff University), the Society of Legal Scholars, and the ImpleMéndez Action. We
Several our Action members are presenting in conference “Interviewing successfully” on April 29-30 in Berlin (held in German), read more from here.
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As part of the ALUNA project, colleagues from the Fundamental Rights Research Centre (FRC) at the Vrije Universitei Brussel (VUB) are working on a report on the obstacles faced in dealing with CSA/CSE experiences during criminal proceedings. Their work combines desktop and qualitative research in order to highlight the main obstacles (including long duration and the performance of credibility assessment) and
To mark this year’s International Women’s Day on March 8th, we at ImpleMéndez had the pleasure of recording a discussion with Barbara Bernath, former Secretary General of the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT). Our Vice-Chair Prof Yvonne Daly sat down to chat with Barbara about her career to date, being a woman in
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