Justice
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Homicide in Australia 2020–21
The National Homicide Monitoring Program is Australia’s only national data collection on homicide incidents, victims and offenders. This report describes the 210 homicide incidents recorded by Australian state and territory police between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021. During this 12-month period there were 221 victims of homicide and 263 identified offenders.
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The benefits of providing access to justice
Legal Aid Commissions (LACs) are independent statutory bodies that deliver Legal Aid services. LACs are the main providers of legal assistance services in Australia and are responsible for nearly all the legal assistance representation services at courts and tribunals. This report estimates the economic benefit delivered by Legal Aid services that are funded by the...
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Amnesty International report 2022/23: the state of the world's human rights
2022 saw new, renewed and protracted conflicts that led to appalling tragedies. Some of them amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Across the world, authorities continued their heavy-handed repression of universal freedoms. This report connects these issues at global and regional levels. It analyses the 2022 human rights situation in 156 countries.
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How to implement online warnings to prevent the use of child sexual abuse material
Online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) offending is a challenge for law enforcement, policy-makers and child welfare organisations alike. To address this, the authors of this report use a case study to analyse the actions individuals and organisations within the technology, government, non-government and private sectors could take to implement warning messages.
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Victim-survivors’ views on and expectations for the criminalisation of coercive control in Australia: findings from a national survey
This report presents the findings from a national survey of 1261 victim-survivors of coercive control. The survey examined victim-survivors' views on the criminalisation of coercive control.