Justice
Technical report
COVID-19 and safety in the home
In this report, the authors show that the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns led to an increase in reports of violence and harm in the home, with some groups particularly impacted.
Report
Smarter justice: a better way of doing justice in the Northern Territory
Prepared for the Northern Territory Aboriginal Justice Agreement Governance Committee, this report outlines the strong evidence that community-based and culturally responsive justice approaches are more effective in achieving a reduction in reoffending and in preventing crime.
Report
Enablers of illicit drug trafficking by organised crime groups
This research highlights a number of key enablers of organised crime that may be targeted to disrupt illicit drug trafficking.
Position paper
Free and equal: a human rights Act for Australia
Australia has strong sense of human rights and freedoms, but the basic human rights of Australian people are not very well protected in Australian law. The Australian Human Rights Commission has developed a model for what a national Human Rights Act might look like, how it could function, and what it would do.
Guide
Community attitudes to the criminal justice system
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.