Resources Dec,2011
The New South Wales’ Ombudsman findings and recommendations following an examination of the concerns raised by the Bourke and Brewarrina Aboriginal Community Working Parties about service delivery to vulnerable children […]
This government document sets out the Queensland Government’s response to the Cape York Justice Study (2001) by Justice Fitzgerald, which found serious problems relating to alcohol and violence in Cape […]
The Stronger Families and Communities Strategy 2000-2004 was an Australian Government initiative funded by the Department of Family and Community Services to help build family and community capacity to deal […]
The findings and recommendations from the evaluation of the implementation and early outcomes are provided on the Social Policy Research Centre, on University of NSW’s website. The reports are made […]
The conference creates an awareness of victim and justice issues for Indigenous people across Australia and New Zealand, particularly in the Northern Territory. A series of positive, solution focussed community […]
Resources July,2013
There is now a substantial amount of published literature describing the range of programs and interventions that have been implemented in an attempt to improve aspects of community safety. Only […]
The first brief examines strong Indigenous communities. This brief describes the variation in Indigenous crime rates among communities and describes what we know about safe communities that have low rates […]
In 2004 the Australian Government outlined the new federal arrangements for Indigenous affairs based on five key principles: collaboration between Australian Government agencies; leadership from ministers, senior agency staff and […]
Resources Nov,2010
This policy and research report for the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) involving interviews with 131 Aboriginal leaders, community members and young people in six community areas. It considers […]
Community Justice Centres are neighbourhood-focused centres that seek to enhance community participation in the justice system, address local problems, and enhance the quality of local community life. This paper provides […]