A major new report from the Australian Law Reform Commission, responding to a February 2017 brief by former Attorney General George Brandis, calls for national criminal justice targets and for governments to support
justice reinvestment trials.
national research framework and strategic agenda including longitudinal evaluation of
justice reinvestment trials
The committee recommends that the Commonwealth Government contribute to the development of
justice reinvestment trials at sites in each state and territory.
It recommended an Indigenous - led, evidence - based
justice reinvestment trial to address these underlying causes of offending, as well as greater funding and support for Indigenous - driven solutions.
Governments should also work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, their organisations and representative bodies to support the identification and development of place - based
justice reinvestment trial sites.
Not exact matches
Furthermore, with positive initial
trials recently being conducted into Indigenous youth
justice reinvestment in NSW and South Australia, it is time for COAG to implement national
justice targets and
justice reinvestment plans.
The Australian Red Cross has joined calls for a shift to
justice reinvestment, issuing a major report urging that it be made a national priority and that
trials be rolled out nationwide.
It notes the growing movement in Australia advocating for
justice reinvestment, including by the Just Reinvest NSW campaign and Change the Record and in the call for a
trial from the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committeee in 2013.
Early indications from
trials in Australia suggest that adopting a local
justice reinvestment approach will pay bigger long - term dividends than a «tough on crime» approach.
Recommendation 3: The Australian Government takes a leadership role on
justice reinvestment and works with states, territories and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to identify further
trial sites.