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Victorian Aboriginal justice agreement

Authors: Victorian Department of Justice

Publishers: Victorian Department of Justice

The Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement is described and explained. It aims to address Aboriginal overrepresentation in all levels of the criminal justice system, improve Aboriginal access to justice related services, […]

Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement Phase 2 (AJA2): A Partnership between the Victorian Government and the Koori Community

Resources

Authors: Department of Justice

Publishers: Department of Justice

The first phase of the Aboriginal Justice Agreement (AJA1) was launched in June 2000 and was reviewed four years later. The review recommended that Government and the Koori community renew […]

Western Australian Aboriginal Justice Agreement : a partnership between justice-related state government agencies and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

Resources Mar,2004

Authors: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, Western Australian Department of Justice, Western Australian Department for Community Development, Western Australian Department of Indigenous Affairs

Publishers: Department of Justice

The Western Australian Aboriginal Justice Agreement is a partnership framework jointly developed by the Department of Justice, The Department of Indigenous Affairs, the Department of Community Development, the Western Australia […]

Western Australian Penal Culture and Indigenous Over Representation: Evaluating 25 years of law, policy and practice

Resources January,2018

Authors: Tubex, Hilde, Blagg, Harry, Tulich, Tamara

Publishers: University of Western Australia Law Review

Imprisonment rates in WA are above the national average, have increased by 14% between 2015 and 2016, and Indigenous women are the fastest growing group within the remand system. Imprisonment […]

Yarning about yarning: A literature review on the use of justice yarning circles in Australia

Resources October ,2022

Authors: Taylor, Helen, Bartels, Lorana

This article presents a select literature review on evaluations of yarning circles with Indigenous adults in the Australian criminal justice system, in both community and prison contexts. It looks at […]

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