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Indigenous mental health in the criminal justice system : a review for the Justice Mental Health Strategy, Justice Health and Indigenous Issues Unit : final report

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Authors: Jones, Robin, Day, Andrew, Victoria. Dept. of Justice. Indigenous Issues Unit,
Publishers: Department of Justice

This report offers an overview of research that has been conducted in the area of Indigenous mental health, particularly as it relates to the mental health of those who come […]

No Vagrancy : An examination of the impact of the criminal justice system on people living in poverty in Queensland

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Authors: Walsh, Tamara
Publishers: T.C. Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland

The aim of this project was to investigate the extent to which people living in poverty interact with, and are impacted by, the workings of the criminal justice system in […]

Reducing Aboriginal Overrepresentation in the Criminal Justice System 2018-2020

Resources September,2018

Authors:
Publishers: NSW Department of Justice

Aboriginal overrepresentation in the criminal justice system in NSW is a significant problem. There are many challenges that contribute to Aboriginal overrepresentation and there aren’t any simple solutions. A significant […]

Systemic Racism as a Factor in the Overrepresentation of Aboriginal People in the Victorian Criminal Justice System

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Authors: Blagg, Harry, Morgan, Neil, Cunneen, Chris, Ferrante, Anna
Publishers: Equal Opportunity Commission

The project brief for this research was to: investigate and document the incidence of systematic racism within the criminal justice system; document the relationship between systematic racism and the over-representation […]

People with intellectual and other cognitive disability in the criminal justice system : Report for NSW Family and Community Services, Ageing, Disability and Home Care

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Authors: Baldry, Eileen, Dowse, Leanne, Clarence, Melissa
Publishers: Department of Family and Community Services NSW, Ageing, Disability and Home Care

This report outlines the key findings of a research project on a cohort of 2,731 individuals in NSW whose mental health disorders and cognitive disability (MHDCD) diagnoses are known, who […]

A predictable and preventable path: Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disabilities in the criminal justice system

Resources Oct,2015

Authors: Baldry, Eileen, McCausland, Ruth, Dowse, Leanne, McEntyre, Elizabeth
Publishers: University of New South Wales

This publication reports on the Indigenous Australians with mental health disorders and cognitive disability in the criminal justice system project. The project involved the development of an in-depth representation of […]

Participants or just policed? Guide to the role of DisabilityCare Australia with people with intellectual disability who have contact with the criminal justice system

Resources May,2013

Authors: Simpson, Jim
Publishers: NSW Council for Intellectual Disability

Various studies indicate that people with intellectual disability are highly represented in the criminal justice system and this appears particularly clear in the juvenile justice system. Offenders with intellectual disability […]

Over-representation of Maori in the criminal justice system : an exploratory report

Resources Sept,2007

Authors: Policy, Strategy and Research Group, Department of Corrections
Publishers: Department of Corrections

Maori are disproportionately over-represented in criminal justice statistics to an alarming degree. This paper attempts to shed light on why this is so. It examines the issue by considering the […]

Yoorrook for Justice : Report into Victoria’s Child Protection and Criminal Justice Systems

Resources August,2023

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Publishers:

The Yoorrook for Justice report is the culmination of Yoorrook’s year-long inquiry into Victoria’s child protection and criminal justice systems. It details extensive systemic injustice, racism, discriminatory laws and policy […]

Beyond justice : a proposed framework for reducing the over representation of Aboriginal people coming into contact with the criminal justice system, 10 years & beyond

Resources January,2003

Authors: Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council (NSW)
Publishers: Sydney : Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council, 2003. 10, 8p

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 […]