The NSW Cannabis Cautioning Scheme commenced in April 2000 and gave police the discretion to formally caution rather than charge adults detected for minor cannabis offences. Cautioned offenders are provided […]
The NSW Cannabis Cautioning Scheme commenced in April 2000 and gave police the discretion to formally caution rather than charge adults detected for minor cannabis offences. Cautioned offenders are provided […]
On 7 September 2022 the IJC hosted the above event and the recording is now available to be viewed. An overview of the content of the recording is as follows: […]
Indigenous people constitute 82% of the Northern Territory’s prison population. The regime of mandatory sentencing for property offences was introduced in the Northern Territory in 1997, and then repealed in […]
Resources Jan,2013
The Young Offenders Act 1997 (YOA) created a hierarchy of sanctions designed to divert young offenders from the court system including warnings, police cautions and youth justice conferences. The aim […]
The release of this Review provides an assessment of the consequences of dispossession and how they manifest in continuing high rates of Indigenous representation in all stages of the Victorian […]
Problems of family violence and the risk of harm to children, including the sexual assault and neglect of children in Indigenous communities, continue to receive heightened media attention and political […]
Figures for 1999 New South Wales Local Court appearances show that Aboriginal defendants are more likely to be refused bail or have heavier conditions placed upon bail where it is […]
This report documents how Aboriginal children and young people aged 0 to 18 years are faring against the whole-of-government outcomes framework, focusing on their health, wellbeing, learning, safety and development. […]
This document consists of ten information sheets (each with separate title) published electronically and bound together. The information sheets describe the Ten Year Partnership, which is a Queensland Government proposal […]
This article considers the outcomes of mediation training in the remote Northern Territory communities of Gunbalanya/Oenpelli and Lajamanu in 2012, in collaboration with the NT Government. The preliminary outcomes indicate […]