Pre-sentence reports (PSRs) provide information to courts on an individual’s background, circumstances, risks, needs and plans. Research has found that PSRs focus heavily on risk of recidivism, while identification of […]

On 2 November the IJC held a Forum on Indigenous Data Sovereignty and had the privilege to hear from the following speakers.  The recording of Session One can be viewed […]

This report provides important data to enable the NT Government and our partners to work together to address long-standing inequities faced by Aboriginal people. This second year of reporting shows […]

Family Matters reports focus on what governments are doing to turn the tide on over-representation and outcomes for our children. They also highlight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led solutions […]

During a three-month period in 2021 (July-September) financial penalties totalling $45,900,180 were imposed on NSW residents by NSW Police for alleged breaches of Ministerial orders made pursuant to the Public […]

The Wiyi Yani U Thangani First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum (the Forum) was held virtually on 12 September 2022. It brought over 150 participants together including First Nations community […]

The historical context of colonisation situates the analysis in Children, Care and Crime of the involvement of children with care experience in the criminal justice system in an Australian jurisdiction (New […]

This article presents a select literature review on evaluations of yarning circles with Indigenous adults in the Australian criminal justice system, in both community and prison contexts. It looks at […]