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Centre for Innovative Justice
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Evaluation
Evaluation of Victoria Legal Aid’s specialist family violence courts legal practice model
An evaluation of the legal services set up to support Victoria’s first five specialist family violence courts demonstrates the important role that holistic legal assistance plays in addressing gender-based violence in Australia. The evaluation provides evidence of the effectiveness of legal services at these courts and their value as an integral part of the family...
Evaluation
Evaluation of the Women’s SupPORT Pathways Project: final report
This report presents findings from the evaluation of the Women’s SupPORT Pathways Project, an initiative of the Law and Advocacy Centre for Women (LACW). This innovative program supports women involved in the justice system, or at risk of such involvement, to engage with community football clubs as a pathway to greater social connection and wellbeing.
Report
Future-proofing safety: COVID-19 and family violence in Victoria 2020-2021
This is the final report for the 'Future-proofing Safety' project, funded by Family Safety Victoria. The report highlights the significant challenges and specific opportunities for services and clients that emerged during COVID-19. These include elevated client risk and need, changed service responses, gaps and weaknesses within the family violence and sexual assault service system, and...
Report
"This is my story. It's your case, but it's my story."
In response to a recommendation by the NSW Law Reform Commission, the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has led a program of research to investigate the manner in which the New South Wales criminal justice system and its processes are directly experienced by people who report a sexual offence. This report outlines the...
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WRAP around families experiencing AVITH: towards a collaborative service response
This report outlines the findings from a targeted, mixed-methods research project with the specific aim of developing a framework for holistic, evidence-based practice, in response to the complex issue of adolescent violence in the home (AVITH).