Criminal justice
Alternative labels
Criminal justice system
Evaluation
An evaluation of the compulsory drug treatment program (CDTP)
This research involved a series of face-to-face interviews with Compulsory Drug Treatment Program (CDTP) participants.
Evaluation
Evaluation of the Samoa Ministry of Justice and courts administration institutional strengthening programme
NZAID contracted an external evaluation team with the combined purpose of assessing the results achieved under the ISP for learning and accountability, informing the MJCA and the Samoan LJS about outstanding institutional strengthening priority needs, including any gaps that have not previously been identified.
Report
Rape mythology and the criminal justice system
This research was completed for an LLB Honours thesis, which proposed to potentially serve as a pilot for a larger study. By examining sexual assault sentencing and judicial comments from a sample of mostly 2008 judgments in Victoria, this article explores differences in sentencing, focusing on the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim. The...
Report
Confidence in the criminal justice system
Confidence in the criminal justice system has emerged as a critical issue at the interface of the administration of justice and political pressures in western democracies. For more than a decade, governments in the West have felt acute pressure to make the criminal justice system more relevant, more transparent and more accountable. The ‘crisis of...
Book
United Nations criminal justice standards for United Nations police
Building peace requires more than simply bringing an end to armed conflict; it also requires strengthening the rule of law. UNODC and the Department for Peacekeeping Operations have partnered to publish a revised edition of the United Nations Criminal Justice Standards for United Nations Police (31). The handbook summarizes the international human rights and criminal...