Arrested drug users in Vietnam are forced to labour in camps for no little or no pay and are often victims of torture and voilence, according to a Human Rights Watch report. People detained by the police in Vietnam for using drugs are held without due process for years, forced to work for little or...

This review was commissioned by Arts Access Australia to examine evidence for the value of visual arts programs in Australian prisons and their impact on adult inmates. It considers current philosophies behind art programs, how they are implemented and how ‘success’ is measured, and includes an annotated bibliography of relevant literature.

The current generation of young people is not a homogenous group, despite sharing the Gen Y ‘tag’. Young people aged 12-24 years are socially and culturally diverse, and make up approximately one fifth of Australia’s population. Individually, each has his or her own hopes, dreams and aspirations. Not only do young people make important contributions...

This plan outlines the methodology for the evaluation of the Integrated Rehabilitation and Recovery Care Project (IRRCP). The evaluation will research the implementation, process and outcomes of the program. The objectives of the evaluation are to:• assess whether the appropriate consumers have been targeted by the IRRCP; • identify program implementation consistency across the three...

Research shows that young people who come to the attention of criminal justice agencies have multiple problems and experience high levels of need across all areas of functioning. Correctional agencies are increasingly influenced by the 'what works' model of rehabilitation. Andrew Day, Kevin Howells and Debra Rickwood outline a case management framework for rehabilitating juvenile...