Resources Sep,2014
Paternal imprisonment creates a significant risk for the intergenerational transmission of offending but there is little research on the mechanisms underpinning this risk. Culturally relevant research is also essential in […]
This article interrogates Australia’s ‘post-coloniality’ in light of the death in custody of Mulrunji Doomadgee and its legal and political aftermath. While Prime Minister Rudd recently called for an end […]
Resources November,2022
This is a report of the Commission’s findings and recommendations into Queensland Police Service (QPS) responses to domestic and family violence. It is intended to be read alongside Behind the […]
The Queensland Government is committed to keeping Queenslanders safe. As part of a comprehensive whole-of-government approach—including the Community Safety Plan released on 30 April 2024 and the new Putting Queensland […]
Alcohol abuse has a corrosive effect on individuals and whole communities, increasing violence, abuse, unemployment, debt and ill health. This monograph starts by looking at the harms excessive alcohol consumption […]
This report addresses the issue of whether the legal system is responding adequately to domestic and family violence against Indigenous people. The aims of the research were to: determine what […]
Resources 25 September ,2024
Better Justice Together: Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Strategy 2024–2031 (Better Justice Together) reflects Queensland Government’s continued commitment to supporting victims and victim’s families, preventing crime before it […]
Resources July,2007
This report, undertaken by the Crime and Misconduct Commission, describes the key findings of the Offending Persons Across the Lifecourse (OPAL) project which examines the risks and needs of Queensland’s […]
Resources Nov,2007
The appointment of liaison officers to act as bridges to vulnerable or hard to reach communities is a standard application of a community policing philosophy, and one that would seem […]
This article summarises the findings of the Cape York Justice Study, conducted by Justice Fitzgerald, and sets out many of its recommendations. The study was required to examine the causes, […]