The University of Sydney and Youth Justice New South Wales signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in July 2021. This MoU builds on various prior collaborative activities between the two organisations and related work in other jurisdictions. This paper reflects on the progress and challenges of collaboration of this kind.

This paper explores key themes arising from recent reviews into Australian youth justice systems.

There is a need for formal engagement between State government agencies that steer NSW crime prevention, and community safety policy initiatives and local government, argues this article. Abstract

The extent to which CCTV can prevent crime depends on the consideration is given to all of the components of the system and where there is a detailed understanding of crime in the local area. Unintended consequences can include increased crime, crime displacement and problems with monitoring, maintenance and upgrades. Given the significant investment required...