This is the first report of a research project on experiences of Indigenous victims of sexual violence in the criminal justice system. In this phase, the project examines the way […]
This is the first report of a research project on experiences of Indigenous victims of sexual violence in the criminal justice system. In this phase, the project examines the way […]
In their statistical analyses of higher court sentencing in South Australia, Jeffries and Bond found evidence that Indigenous offenders were treated more leniently than non-Indigenous offenders, when they appeared before […]
Aboriginal prisoners comprise one-quarter of the total prisoner population with a rate of imprisonment 14 times higher than non-Aboriginals. The 2009 NSW Inmate Health Survey (IHS) is the first Aboriginal-specific […]
The Northern Territory exhibits a high level of alcohol consumption, and Katherine is no exception. It is relevant to note that almost a quarter of their population is indigenous, and […]
This short bulletin notes that there are significantly higher rates of cannabis use in remote Indigenous communities than in the general Australian population. Key statistics and links to other useful […]
Indigenous people constitute 82% of the Northern Territory’s prison population. The regime of mandatory sentencing for property offences was introduced in the Northern Territory in 1997, and then repealed in […]
Prepared for the New South Wales Minister for Juvenile Justice as a strategic review of the juvenile justice system, this report identifies and describes effective practice in juvenile justice. Changes […]
Prepared for the New South Wales Minister for Juvenile Justice as part of a broader review of the juvenile justice system, this report identifies and describes effective practice in juvenile […]
The Inquiry finds the Northern Territory child protection system is in crisis for several reasons: including insufficient resources; the number of notifications of children formally identified as at risk which […]
This is the New South Wales Government’s response to the Noetic Group’s ‘Strategic review of the New South Wales juvenile justice system’ (2010). The Government acknowledges the review’s finding that […]