Cork crime: How we can break the cycle of repeat offending and long-term homelessness

In the context of the Irish Examiner's research, Cork Simon director of services Kerry Brennan writes that having a safe place to live is a key to ceasing being embroiled in the criminal justice system 

'A significant proportion of people convicted gave their address as Cork Simon or as ‘no fixed abode’ illustrates a link between homelessness and the criminal justice system that is well established in research — but the complexity of which is less well understood.'

The Irish Examiner’s deep dive into court convictions highlights some stark realities about the impact of poverty and social exclusion on individuals, and on society.

The fact that such a significant proportion of those convicted gave their address as Cork Simon, or as “no fixed abode”, illustrates a link between homelessness and the criminal justice system that is well established in research, but the complexity of which is perhaps less well understood.