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Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory: Report Overview

Resources September,2017

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Publishers: Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory

This report investigates the detention, care and protection systems for children and young people in the NT. The report examines instances of abuse and mistreatment experienced by children, the vast […]

Own Initiative Investigation Report: Services provided by the Department of Correctional Services at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre

Resources August,2015

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Publishers: Office of the Children’s Commissioner Northern Territory

This report to the NT Government examines a number of incidents in August 2014 with young people detained at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre involving the use of tear […]

Indigenous youth justice programs evaluation

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Authors: Stewart, Jacqueline, Hedwards, Bodean, Richards, Kelly M, Willis, Matthew J, Higgins, Daryl J
Publishers: Australian Institute of Criminology

Diversion from the youth justice system is a critical goal for addressing the over-representation of Indigenous young people in the criminal justice system. In this report, four programs identified under […]

Indigenous Australians, mental and cognitive impairment and the criminal justice system

Resources Nov,2013

Authors: MacGillivray, Peta, Baldry, Eileen
Publishers: Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales

Since 2011 the Indigenous Australians with Mental Health Disorder and Cognitive Disability (IAMHDCH) Project, based at the University of New South Wales, has been investigating the life course pathways of […]

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 […]

The Justice James Muirhead Churchill Fellowship : To investigate strategies for increasing the cultural integrity of court processes for Aboriginal young people and their families in the Northern Territory Youth Justice System

Resources May,2013

Authors: Sharp, Jared
Publishers: Australian Institute of Criminology

Our justice system is not meeting the needs of Aboriginal people. We have a system of imposed justice, where Aboriginal people feel little sense of ownership or engagement. Decisions are […]

Governing Crime in the Intervention

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Authors: Anthony, Thalia, Billings, Peter
Publishers: UTS: Law Research Paper

Whilst sexual assault and child abuse within the Northern Territory Aboriginal communities receives the most attention from the media and from government programs, it is the lower level-type offending that […]

Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory Monitoring Report, January-June 2012, Part one

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Authors: Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Publishers: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

The Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory National Partnership Agreement ceased on the 30 June 2012. This is the last Monitoring Report published under this agreement. It provides data […]

Whole of Strategy Evaluation of the Petrol Sniffing Strategy: Future Directions for the PSS: Final Report

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Authors: Marcus, David, Shaw, Gillian
Publishers: Origin Consulting

This final report, completed in January 2013, provides a high-level strategic review of the implementation of the Petrol Sniffing Strategy (PSS) since its inception in 2005 and provides guidance on […]

Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory Monitoring Report, January-June 2012, Part Two

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Authors: Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Publishers: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

This Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory Monitoring Report brings together performance information for each ‘Closing the Gap’ measure from 31 December 2011 to 1 July 2012. However, in […]