Understood to be the first publicly available process and outcome evaluation of a restorative justice program for both domestic family violence and sexual violence in Australia. The evaluation examined the barriers to delivery, activities delivered and outcomes associated with participation. It provides 10 recommendations with insights and lessons for future programs.

The Youth Justice Bill 2024 aims to replace the current youth justice legislative framework with a new standalone Youth Justice Act. It proposes significant amendments and changes at each stage of the youth justice process, including frontline response, diversions, sentencing, custodial settings, parole and post-release. Some of the most notable reforms include: raising the minimum...

This resource provides accessible information to address some common myths about the criminal justice system in Australia generally, and more specifically in the Victorian context.

This report explores the risk of victims being coerced or controlled by perpetrators through restorative justice processes in cases involving family violence.

This research aims to contribute towards building an evidence base about community-based reintegration programs in order to inform the development and operation of community-based reintegration programs for sexual offenders, and thus to enhance community safety.