The Policed Podcast

We were joined in this Policed - Echo Chamber crossover podcast by Liam Herrick, Executive Director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. We talk about the report on the Coroners' System, authored by Prof Phil Scraton and Dr Gillian McNaul, which ICCL launched last week.

Vicky and Liam talk about why the coroners system matters, what families are saying about how it's failing them, and some of the key considerations within the report for reform.

Then Liam looks back over the past 14 months and the extraordinary restrictions on our civil liberties due to the pandemic. In particular we look at mandatory hotel quarantine, Covid passports and the role of An Garda Siochana. Restrictions are up for review in June and it's important that any future restrictions are balanced with our constitutional rights.

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In this episode of Policed: The Beat Vicky chatted to Haritha Olaganathan of Youths Against Racism and Inequality (YARI). Following the shooting of George Nkencho YARI conducted a survey of young people's experiences of racism and policing. We had an amazing conversation about the alarming findings of that survey, the structural context of police racism, the role of youth activism, and whether police reform can work in a carceral state. Not to be missed!

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We just finished a terrific Live Sunday Special. This week Tony walked Martin (Echo Chamber), Vicky (Policed) and Hannah (new podcast Rewind coming soon) through some of the stories of the week. We were also joined by the powerhouse that is Emma DeSouza, to talk NI riots and the Good Friday Agreement. Then Dr Mohsin Kamal rejoined us to tell us how the #FastTrackCitizenship campaign is going and talk a little about the inequality baked into our medical training system.

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In this episode of Policed: The Beat, Vicky is joined by Prof Ursula Kilkelly and Dr Louise Forde to discuss a new piece of research they have just published called Children's Rights and Police Questioning. The discussion looks at what they found when they spoke to children, police, lawyers and care givers when they asked them about experiences of being in police stations. The work raises some really big questions for how children are being policed. The research can be found HERE

A fantastic and informative conversation.

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This week Caroline, Linda and Vicky hosted a phenomenal Live Podcast with an incredible panel that included our newest Tortoise Shack family member, Joella Dhlamini, Senator Eileen Flynn, Activist Adeline Berry, ConverSayTrans Co-host (and Tortoise Shack Royalty) Alexandra Hall, the wonderful Joy Tendai Kangere, Longford Cllr Uruemu Adejinmi and journalist and broadcaster, Dawn Foster.

We discussed intersectionality, proper allyship, how hurtful it is to have a seat at the table and yet be gagged, the press presentation of the "evil woman", voting more women into politics, the role of NGOs in modern perceptions and feminism and we learned more about young activists who are up and coming and ones to watch.

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In this episode we return to the topic of the policing of domestic violence. You'll hear from Mary tell about how she was in an abusive marriage for decades and what happened when she turned to the Police for help. You'll also hear from Dr Marian Duggan, Senior Lecturer at the University of Kent, with expertise in Sexual Gender and Hate Based Violence.

Warning: This episode contains subjects and themes that some people might find distressing.

Production, editing and sound design by Brian at Grooves Ahead.

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This very special Live Podcast was recorded in front of an audience of tortoise shack members. Linda speaks to a brilliant panel of incredible women: GP with the HSE Homeless Team Dr Anna Marie Naughton, Asst Prof in Addiction, Public Health & Primary Care Dr Jo-Hanna Ivers and UCC Psychology Lecturer, Dr Sharon Lambert to discuss the impact of Homelessness on Health.

This was a very engaging discussion about all aspects of homelessness and the ways both society and politics deals with it.

Thanks also to our audience for such terrific participation.

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This week we're honoured to be joined by Amy, a young woman who, as a teenager, disclosed inter-familial child sexual abuse. She talks to us about what happened when she disclosed, how the Gardaí have handled her case, and the extreme difficulties that she encountered in life afterwards. We place all this in the broader context of the policing of child sexual abuse, and are joined by Dr Jane Mulcahy of UL who discusses trauma and adverse childhood experiences.

Warning: This episode contains subjects and themes that some people might find distressing.

Production, editing and sound design by Brian at Grooves Ahead.

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This podcast was recorded on the 15th of November November following a landmark jury conviction of a man for coercive control. In this episode Vicky spoke with barrister Katie Dawson and covered what coercive control is, what measures Gardaí have put in place to improve how it is policed, and what more can be done. We at The Tortoise Shack are very saddened to here of Katie's passing and we are making this episode public as a small reminder of how great her loss is. May she rest in peace.

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This week we're talking about the policing of animal rights activism. Mark Fitzpatrick joins us to share some experiences from the 90s, including one particular attempt to sabotage a fox hunt that turned incredibly violent.

We place this in a broader context with Dr Nathan Stephen-Griffin's to think about the politics of policing such activity. Referencing Spycops we see the role that power plays in these events.

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Production, editing and sound design by Brian at Grooves Ahead.