The purpose of reviewing the BCPP after two years of Phase Three implementation was to continuously improve the project and ensure its continuing relevance to the newly established Bougainville region and alignment with other law and justice developments on Bougainville. The Review was also intended to contribute to setting the future direction and duration of...

This report is the first collection of data on juveniles' contact with the criminal justice system as both alleged/convicted offenders and complainants/victims in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Its primary objectives are to outline data from each of these jurisdictions on juveniles' contact...

This report is from a workshop held in 2008 that provided a practical overview of law enforcement responses to substance abuse in Indigenous communities. It includes research summaries, environmental scans from Victoria and New South Wales, studies of innovative policing responses and discussion of particular issues, with a view to promoting good practice in the...

The success of reintegration programs can be judged by subsequent reoffending. From an analysis of data on released male prisoners and interviews with prisoners, ex-prisoners and stakeholders, the report provides a comprehensive overview of offending, and the elements affecting successful reintegration and their application to achieve improved reintegration outcomes for Indigenous offenders as measured by...

Paula Morreau writes about Palm Island and police culture suggesting that improvements to police culture will be slow unless contextualised. Morreau argues that the deconstruction of the complex dynamic between state institutions and Indigenous peoples should not be left to the discretion of ill-equipped police officers. There is a need for a more comprehensive response...