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Australian Institute of Criminology

Mentoring and crime prevention : what is good practice?

Resources Mar,2006

Authors: Australian Institute of Criminology
Publishers: Australian Institute of Criminology

This brief paper suggests that in a crime prevention context, mentoring is often directed towards young people already involved in the criminal justice system or ‘at-risk’ of engaging in criminal […]

Northern Territory Emergency Response : Evaluation report 2011

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Authors: Roediger, Kathryn Julie, Australian Institute of Criminology, Australian Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Allen Consulting Group
Publishers: Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Department of Families, Housing

This report provides an evaluation of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) since July 2007 from a whole-of-government perspective. It aims to place the NTER in its political, social and […]

The Sentencing of Indigenous Offenders in the Lower Courts: A Study of Three Australian Jurisdictions

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Authors: Jeffries, Samantha, Criminology Research Council (Australia), Bond, Christine E W, Australian Institute of Criminology
Publishers: Australian Institute of Criminology

This study examines sentencing outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous adult offenders convicted in the lower courts of South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia between 2005 and 2007. The […]

Youth gangs in a remote Indigenous community: importance of cultural authority and family support

Resources Jun,2013

Authors: Cunningham, Teresa, Australian Institute of Criminology, Ivory, William (Bill), Chenhall, Richard D, McMahon, Rachael, Senior, Kate
Publishers: Australian Institute of Criminology

Wadeye is one of the largest Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. Over the past decade, the community has attracted much negative media attention because of the amount of violence […]