This is the second edition of a benchbook designed to alert the Western Australian judiciary to cross cultural issues which may arise in the course of the conduct of trials […]
Resources July,2008
An industry roundtable to identify research priorities in the areas of improving Aboriginal prisoner health and reducing recidivism was held by the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health in November […]
While there have been some progressive changes in Australian juvenile justice in recent years including developments in youth justice conferencing, more consistent and widely available diversionary options, and a longer […]
Resources Jun,2008
It has been argued that Indigenous people are among the most socially excluded in Australia, and that Indigenous disadvantage is multidimensional and different to other forms of poverty in Australia […]
Enforcement Operations is the enforcement arm of the Infringement Management and Enforcement Services business unit within the Department of Justice, consisting of Sherriff’s Operations and the Infringements Court. The infringement […]
In June 2007 the Australian Government put in place emergency measures to protect Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory. The aim of the Northern Territory Emergency Response is to protect […]
This report presents the results of a review of the Port Lincoln Aboriginal Adult Conference Pilot conducted during 2007/2008. The pilot aimed to involve members of the community and victims […]
It is widely acknowledged is that Indigenous Australians experience violent victimisation at markedly higher rates than other Australians. However, as in all communities, some individuals, even within the same group, […]
Resources May,2008
Circle sentencing commenced in New South Wales in February 2002 in Nowra Local Court. Since then the program has been expanded to Armidale, Bourke, Brewarrina, Dubbo, Kempsey, Lismore, Mount Druitt […]
Resources May,2008
In light of the unacceptable and increasing numbers of substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect, the Australian Government has committed to developing a national framework for protecting children, and […]