This is the second in three major reports drawing on the Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS). This volume focuses on exactly that - how do Victorians understand our law? It develops the concept of legal capability - the knowledge, attributes and resources you need to navigate the legal system.

The Global Policing Database is a searchable, web-based global repository of police and policing intervention research conducted since 1950.

This study provides empirical data on the experiences of isolated older Australians living in New South Wales and the effects of social and geographical isolation on these older people. It also provides empirical data on how service providers across New South Wales identify isolated older people and facilitate their access to supports and services.

Despite well-established evidence of the increased risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) during the first two years of the pandemic, to date there has been no global research examining how victim-survivors’ experiences of long COVID uniquely impact their safety and support needs. This report seeks to put the interpersonal safety and support needs of individuals...

This report investigates the place and purpose of prison in contemporary Australian society and assess the part it plays in the criminal justice systems. It also argues, in line with recent research, that the marginal effect of prison in Australia appears to be declining.