Sentences with phrase «of justice reinvestment»

The Social Justice Commissioner, and the Commission itself, are committed to advocating for implementation of justice reinvestment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and to bringing federal governments together with state and territory governments to embrace these approaches.

Prevention, early intervention and diversionary measures are features of justice reinvestment approaches.

Effective implementation of a justice reinvestment programme will immediately reduce the number of victims and make our communities safer.

The concept of justice reinvestment is discussed in detail in the 2009 Social Justice Report.

These are the sorts of programs that could benefit from additional funding as a result of justice reinvestment strategies.

In fact, one of the strengths of justice reinvestment is the ability to divert funding to culturally appropriate victim support services.

It is encouraging that there are positive results so early into the implementation of justice reinvestment.

The concept of justice reinvestment came out of the Open Society Institute, a New York think - tank led by George Soros.

The innovation of justice reinvestment, according to the Commission on English Prisons is that it:

In April 2009 the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee conducted hearings on justice reinvestment, taking evidence from representatives of the Justice Center and the Texas and Kansas state governments on the implementation of justice reinvestment.

She highlighted the work of justice reinvestment programs such as «Clean Slate Without Prejudice» in Redfern and urged the government to review such successful initiatives for replication «while adapting these community led initiatives to local conditions, in targeted areas throughout the country».

national research framework and strategic agenda including longitudinal evaluation of justice reinvestment trials

A Shorten Labor Government will provide the resources for a long - term study of justice reinvestment in Bourke, to see what Australia can learn.

Commitment to a new Closing The Gap justice target; expansion of justice reinvestment programs; establishment of a national coordinating body for justice targets

Researchers from the Australian National University, led by Dr Jill Guthrie, are conducting an innovative community research study in Cowra, NSW to evaluate the potential use of a justice reinvestment approach to addressing crime, and particularly the imprisonment of the town's young people.

When considered in conjunction with Chapter 2 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Report 2009 and the Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee's 2013 Report titled «Value of a justice reinvestment approach to criminal justice in Australia», we will understand that solutions are within our grasp if politicians have the courage and willingness to embrace them.

Victoria has much to learn from other jurisdictions, particularly the United States (US) and other Australian states and territories, especially NSW, which are further advanced in their exploration of and implementation of justice reinvestment approaches.

The committee recommends that the Commonwealth Government contribute to the development of justice reinvestment trials at sites in each state and territory.

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He is the author of 18 books that address sustainable development, environmental racism, urban land use, industrial facility siting, community reinvestment, housing, transportation, climate justice, emergency response, smart growth, and regional equity.

And the Legislature noted in its budget bill that this appropriation was «to partially implement the civil justice reinvestment plan,» indicating their recognition of the need for additional revenues in future biennia.

Legal Action Group released a new report, Justice in freefall, analysing the latest legal aid statistics from the Ministry of Justice and recommending immediate commencement of the LASPO review, reinvestment of the civil legal aid budget underspend in an innovation fund and a public information campaign about what problems legal aid is available for.

«The Australian Human Rights Commission has long supported a justice reinvestment approach that addresses the social determinants of health and invests in the expertise provided by Indigenous organisations.»

That is why in this chapter I look to justice reinvestment from the United States as a new approach that may hold the key to unlocking Indigenous Australians from the cycle of crime and escalating imprisonment rates.

Commissioner Oscar has backed calls for an independent justice reinvestment body to be established to help reduce the high levels of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the justice system.

Justice reinvestment is a localised criminal justice policy approach that diverts a portion of the funds spent on imprisonment to local communities where there is a high concentration of offJustice reinvestment is a localised criminal justice policy approach that diverts a portion of the funds spent on imprisonment to local communities where there is a high concentration of offjustice policy approach that diverts a portion of the funds spent on imprisonment to local communities where there is a high concentration of offenders.

For my last report I have chosen to focus on justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system; the protection of Indigenous languages; and sustaining Aboriginal homeland communities.

Justice reinvestment, a diversionary program, was also the focus of recommendations from the latest Senate inquiry.

A Parliamentary inquiry into the harmful use of alcohol in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities released in 2015 also recommended investing in Justice reinvestment.

This year's report will focus on: justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system; protection of Indigenous languages; and sustaining Aboriginal homeland communities.

What is interesting is just how closely a number of these principles and priorities align with justice reinvestment.

Setting aside proposed constitutional amendments for the time, what is required is the implementation of justice targets at an integrated national level, as well as the introduction of statutory justice reinvestment.

Bullen said the Bourke Tribal Council has full control of the data that is collected under the Growing Our Kids Up Safe, Smart and Strong strategy that guides the project, the first major justice reinvestment initiative in Australia.

«Justice reinvestment» is a name for policies that divert a portion of the funds for imprisonment to local communities where there is a high concentration of offenders.

Her recommendations include justice reinvestment pilots in Aboriginal communities and consideration of a New Zealand Corrections case - management initiative to cut reoffending by 25 per cent over five years.

The pressing need to explore justice reinvestment in Victorian is largely driven by prison overcrowding (prisoner numbers up 42 % since 2004), disproportionately high percentage of Aboriginal people making up the youth justice and adult prison populations, record high re-offending rates of prisoners at 40 %, and the rocketing expenditure (over $ 1 billion last year).

Panellist, Melanie Schwartz, Chief Investigator, of the Australian Justice Reinvestment Project shared her observations of how justice reinvestment has played out in Justice Reinvestment Project shared her observations of how justice reinvestment has played out in justice reinvestment has played out in the US.

Justice reinvestment is about shifting spending away from prisons and juvenile detention expansion towards prevention, such as early childhood education in vulnerable communities, targeting young people at risk of school disengagement, intensive case work support with housing and employment support, and job creation.

This sort of modelling supports the justice reinvestment argument that imprisonment simply does not make good economic sense, and — conversely — that investing in mental health services in our communities does.

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.

In accordance with the functions set out in section 46C (1)(a) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), this report includes 4 recommendations on justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system, 7 recommendations for the protection of Indigenous languages and 1 recommendation for sustaining Aboriginal homeland communities.

Instead of seeing prison as the common resort to crime, the report called for it to be seen as a last resort, and urged governments to pursue justice reinvestment reforms:

The AMA call follows the recent promise that a Shorten Labor Government would support justice targets, justice reinvestment and other measures to «close the justice gap» and address the over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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.

It calls on governments to establish an independent justice reinvestment body, to promote redirection of resources from the criminal justice system to community - led, place - based initiatives addressing the drivers of crime and incarceration.

However, justice reinvestment actively shifts the focus away from imprisonment to the provision of community - wide services that prevent offending.

For example, the justice reinvestment body should be overseen by a board with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership, and all initiatives to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol in communities should be developed with, and led by, these communities to meet their particular needs.

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I showcase a number of developments towards justice reinvestment in Australia, including ground - breaking community initiatives in Bourke and Cowra, and highlight some of the challenges for implementing justice reinvestment based on the Australian context and international experience.

Reconciliation Australia welcomes the recommendations and emphasises the importance of a collaborative, community - led approach to justice reinvestment to tackle the overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — including youth — in the criminal justice system.

Reconciliation Australia calls on state and federal governments to take a justice reinvestment approach to urgently needed reforms, following the release of the Royal Commission's final report on -LSB-...]