This bulletin reports the main findings of the ‘Participation of Aboriginal people in the MERIT program’ report, released in 2006. The Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment (MERIT) program was developed […]
The life expectancy of Indigenous Australians is about 17 years lower than that of the general Australian population. Using Australian Bureau of Statistics mortality data, this study, which aimed to […]
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 […]
The Government aims to ensure that people will be safe and their property secure, the justice system is a key enabler in achieving this goal. In it’s operations, Parliament stated […]
This major review of both the published and unpublished literature on petrol sniffing in Australia examines features of successful strategies for dealing with this complex problem. It explores the context […]
The Koori Family Violence Police Protocols project in Victoria is driven by Victoria Police and the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service, and is currently being piloted in Mildura. […]
This preliminary paper provides an overview of the legislative and policy context of restorative justice measures for juveniles in each Australian state and territory, highlighting the diverse characteristics of current […]
This short bulletin notes that there are significantly higher rates of cannabis use in remote Indigenous communities than in the general Australian population. Key statistics and links to other useful […]
Resources Aug,2007
This report concerns a National Workshop held at Alice Springs in August 2007, which focused on policing responses to alcohol and other substance misuse problems in rural and remote Indigenous […]
This report outlines the results of a workshop that was held in Mildura, Victoria on 5 and 6 August 2008. The theme of the workshop was ‘policing substance abuse in […]