Criminal justice system

Authors: Milward, David

The reliance of the Canadian criminal justice system on adversarial procedures and incarceration is not very effective or productive when dealing with Aboriginal crime. Restorative justice is often presented as […]

Annual data, reported annually, since 1989, with analyses on selected issues. Monitors trends and patterns in the incidence of homicide across Australia. Data is gathered on victims and offenders of […]

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The resource profiles examples of projects and programs which are addressing the goals of the National Indigenous Law and Justice Framework 2009-2015. Prepared by the Standing Council on Law and […]

Authors: Boersig, John

These are the PowerPoint slides used as the basis of a conference paper presented at the ‘Cultural healing in criminal justice service delivery: an identification of best practice and innovation […]

Authors: Clark, Scott

This literature review addresses the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the Canadian criminal justice system. It examines the extent of overrepresentation, its underlying causes, and some initiatives taken to address […]

It has been 20 years since the report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody which drew attention to the alarmingly disproportionate levels of Indigenous people in custody. […]

Contains data on the characteristic of offenders of reported crime each year, extracted from the administrative records of state and territory police agencies. Data includes type of offence, jurisdiction of […]

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Contains data on the characteristic of victims of reported crime each year, extracted from the administrative records of state and territory police agencies. Data includes type of offence, location and […]

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This paper reports on the disproportionate impacts of the fines enforcements system on Indigenous people, and the efforts of justice agencies to avoid them. Innovations include outreach and education activities […]

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Authors: Hayes, Hennessey

These are the PowerPoint slides used as the basis of a conference paper presented at the ‘Cultural healing in criminal justice service delivery: an identification of best practice and innovation […]