Appendix 1 provides a chronology of events for 2008 — 2009; appendix 2 relates to chapter two
on justice reinvestment, and appendices 3 — 5 relate to chapter three on Indigenous languages.
The focus of Social Justice Report 2009 is
on justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system; protection of Indigenous languages; and sustaining Aboriginal homeland communities.
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.
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.
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.
Croakey continued its important focus on justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a post
on justice reinvestment, a recent topic at the ALP national conference.
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.
Not exact matches
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 off
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 off
justice policy approach that diverts a portion of the funds spent
on imprisonment to local communities where there is a high concentration of offenders.
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.
Separately we're working
on issues related to
justice and
justice reinvestment.
Smart
Justice for Young People is calling on the Victorian Government to develop a state - wide strategy for a justice reinvestment policy and to commit to trialling and evaluating justice reinvestment in selected commu
Justice for Young People is calling
on the Victorian Government to develop a state - wide strategy for a
justice reinvestment policy and to commit to trialling and evaluating justice reinvestment in selected commu
justice reinvestment policy and to commit to trialling and evaluating
justice reinvestment in selected commu
justice reinvestment in selected communities.
Labor: Does not mention
justice issues in its Indigenous health election statement but Opposition leader Bill Shorten pledged last November to set
justice targets with a focus
on community safety, preventing crime and reducing incarceration, and to support research into
justice reinvestment.
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.
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.
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 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
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The innovation of
justice reinvestment, according to the Commission
on English Prisons is that it:
Justice reinvestment is a localised criminal justice policy approach from the United States that diverts the funds spent on imprisonment to local communities where there is a high concentration of off
Justice reinvestment is a localised criminal
justice policy approach from the United States that diverts the funds spent on imprisonment to local communities where there is a high concentration of off
justice policy approach from the United States that diverts the funds spent
on imprisonment to local communities where there is a high concentration of offenders.
Justice reinvestment is a criminal justice policy approach from the United States that diverts the funds spent on imprisonment to local communities where there is a high concentration of off
Justice reinvestment is a criminal
justice policy approach from the United States that diverts the funds spent on imprisonment to local communities where there is a high concentration of off
justice policy approach from the United States that diverts the funds spent
on imprisonment to local communities where there is a high concentration of offenders.
Recommendation 12: The Australian Government should include in the IEDS a commitment to progressing a criminal
justice policy approach based
on «
justice reinvestment» to contribute to safer communities.
The IEDS should include a commitment to progressing a criminal
justice policy approach based
on «
justice reinvestment» to address this issue.
The next part of the chapter goes
on to put forward some ideas about making
justice reinvestment work for Indigenous Australians.
Based
on this data I think we can tentatively suggest that any of these locations would be ideal for
justice reinvestment pilot projects.