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Mar, 2009
In May 2008 the Government established an 11-member national council which was tasked was to provide the Government with advice on the development of an evidence-based national plan of action…
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2010
The plan outlines the challenges faced by parents and how the Government and community can together support them in caring and providing opportunities for their young children. Recognising that many…
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2006
This article reports on the trend in western New South Wales that sees young Indigenous people accused of an offence being granted bail on the condition that they relocate to…
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2008
This article examines legal responses to women charged with a homicide offence arising from killing an abusive partner and reviews Australian cases over the period 1991-2007. The authors focus on…
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2002
This evaluation reviewed the effectiveness of, and community attitudes towards, increased restrictions on the availability of alcohol in Tennant Creek, NT. Estimates of alcohol consumption, admissions data from the local…
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This is a publication of the proceedings from a roundtable on Better Indigenous Policies: The Role of Evaluation at Old Parliament House in Canberra held on 22-23 October 2012. The…
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25 September , 2024
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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…
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January, 2003
The Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council is leading the development of an Aboriginal Justice Plan for New South Wales, which will aim to reduce the over representation of Aboriginal people coming…
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Nov, 2015
This resource proposes a whole of government strategy to drive solutions to Australia’s high Aboriginal imprisonment rates and high levels of experienced violence. It proposes principles and policy responses in…
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2012
After bravely ushering in alcohol sale restrictions proposed by its residents, a remote Western Australian community is tackling the long-term effects of alcohol misuse. Fitzroy Crossing, an isolated town with…
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September, 2016
This report presents reviews the effectiveness of ADVOs in protecting victims of domestic violence. Included in the report is a brief overview of current research on the protective effectiveness of…
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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…
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2006
Authors:
Ella-Duncan, Marcia,
Kennedy, Melva,
Dickson, Joan,
Cuneen, Chris,
Telford, Greg,
Penrith, Luke
The Aboriginal Child Sexual Assault Taskforce was established in 2003. ACSAT’s primary aims for this report were to examine child sexual assault in Aboriginal communities, review how government and non-government…
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June, 2009
Indigenous Australians make up almost one-quarter of Australia’s prison population, and the issues experienced by Indigenous offenders are significant and complex. The strong links between substance misuse and Indigenous incarceration…
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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…
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2008
When the ‘Bringing them home’ report was released in 1997, the focus was very much on the issue of the moral and legal responsibilities for past government policies of forced…
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2001
This report documents and evaluates the work undertaken by the Broken Hill and Menindee Rural Crisis Intervention Projects in finding community solutions to Aboriginal family violence. The report presents referral…
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2008
Authors:
Calma, Tom,
Dodson, Michael,
Goodwin, Tim,
Sullivan, Patrick,
Veth, Peter,
Weinman, Jo-Anne,
Aggarwal, Alison,
Cheatham, Kirsten,
Chorn, Marissa,
Dick, Darren,
Kiss, Katie
Issues of Indigenous disadvantage and dysfunction are before our eyes more frequently and more prominently than ever before. Barely a day goes by without another chilling and heartbreaking story of…
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2010
Justice reinvestment is an emerging approach to addressing expanding prison populations. The merits of the justice reinvestment approach adopted in the United States and the United Kingdom to divert funding…
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2004
This section of the report covers crime, safety and justice issues in Indigenous communities. The section discusses various models of cooperative justice, including the Koori Court in Victoria and circle…
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Sept, 2002
Over a six-month period beginning July 2000, the author researched eight different Bush Courts in remote communities throughout the Northern Territory and Western Australia, and evaluated the level of legal…