An accessible synthesis of information and research from the book 'Learning from 50 years of Aboriginal alcohol programs: beating the grog in Australia'. The summary includes key messages and practice information directly relevant to the workforce. It broadly summarises past efforts to inform future policy and practice focused on preventing and reducing harms from alcohol...

Australia’s imprisonment rate has increased sharply in the last four decades and governments are spending increasingly large amounts on overburdened prison systems. This essay draws lessons from criminal justice reforms in the United States to propose alternative approaches to sentencing and community safety.

A developmental evaluation of 9 through-care services that provide opt-in intensive, holistic, trauma and culturally informed case management to support people in youth detention and prison to transition successfully back into their communities and avoid reoffending. The evaluation provides understanding into whether the through-care models are operating as intended; if implementation had improved outcomes for...

Significant reform is necessary of the laws protecting the community from reoffending risks posed by some people convicted of serious crimes. This paper presents proposals for the reform of the law governing preventive detention, extended supervision orders and public protection orders.

This report focuses on serious repeat offenders and the work entities are doing to address crime by high-risk and serious repeat offenders and assessed whether youth justice strategies and programs are effective in reducing crime by serious repeat offenders and improving community safety.