This report summarises major findings from the second stage of a project to test the feasibility of a model performance measurement framework for Australian drug law enforcement (DLE) agencies and to provide advice on its national implementation. The first project stage involved development and preliminary testing of the initial performance measurement framework (see Willis, Homel...

This publication presents nationally comparable statistics relating to the criminal jurisdiction of the Higher (Supreme and Intermediate), Magistrates' and Children's Courts across Australia for the period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. Some time series data are also included where available. The statistics describe the characteristics of defendants, including information on the offences and...

The issue of appropriate legal and social supports is critical to the question of Indigenous overrepresentation in the criminal justice system. This article discusses this relationship, arguing that the overwhelming emphasis on communities' criminal law needs distracts from other equally important, though perhaps less urgent, practical concerns. The authors argue that more attention needs to...

This report focuses on the laws, practices and procedures that apply in family law cases that raise family violence concerns. While not directly relating to shared parenting or shared care, all aspects of family law and court practice and procedures were considered to the extent they impact on the federal family law courts’ response to...

The audit examined and reported on the AFP's capabilities to provide for current and future demands for policing and law enforcement services to the Commonwealth. This is the review's final report. The report makes 110 findings and 40 recommendations relating to a wide range of topics including the capabilities, operating arrangements and governance of the...