2011
Borowski A (2011)
In courtroom 7— the Children’s Koori Court at work: findings from an evaluation.
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology; 55(7): 1110-1134
Juvenile Justice New South Wales (2011)
Juvenile justice Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander recruitment and retention strategy 2011-2015.
Sydney: Juvenile Justice New South Wales
Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory (2011)
Justice (corrections) and other legislation amendment bill 2011.
Retrieved 2011 from http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nt/bill/jaolab2011508/
Productivity Commission (2011)
Report on government services 2011.
Melbourne: Productivity Commission
Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (2011)
Doing time - time for doing: Indigenous youth in the criminal justice system.
Canberra: Parliament of Australia
This report by the Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs presents findings from an inquiry into the high levels of involvement of Indigenous juveniles and young adults in the criminal justice system. The committee was focused on identifying reasons for the continuing over-representation of Indigenous young people in custody, and specifically ways of prevention and early intervention to curb this.
A major finding of the committee was the need for the Closing the gap strategy to include a national partnership agreement specifically relating to the Safe communities building block which would be inclusive of specific targets relating to justice. The committee made 40 recommendations to the Australian Government.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
2010
Aboriginal Community Justice Groups (2010)
Aboriginal Programs Unit
Aboriginal community justice groups are representative groups of Aboriginal people who come together to examine the crime and offending problems in their communities and develop possible solutions.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (2010)
Consideration of reports submitted by states parties under article 9 of the convention : concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination : Australia.
Geneva: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (2010)
Reports submitted by states parties under article 9 of the convention : combined fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth periodic reports of states parties due in 2008 : Australia.
Geneva: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Community Development and Justice Standing Committee (2010)
'Making Our Prisons Work' an inquiry into the efficiency and effectiveness of prisoner education, training and employment strategies.
Perth: Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Western Australia
Guthrie JA, Adcock F, Dance P (2010)
Exploring the feasibility of justice reinvestment in the Australian Capital Territory.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Morgan A, Louis E (2010)
Evaluation of the Queensland Murri Court: final report.
Brisbane: Australian Institute of Criminology
Murri courts operates within a Magistrates Court framework but provide for involvement of key Indigenous members of the community, the offender's family, Indigenous community organisations and Community justice groups in the sentencing of Indigenous offenders. This report outlines the findings from the Australian Institute of Criminology's evaluation of the Queensland Murri court. The evaluation examined the Murri court's key objectives including:
- reducing the overrepresentation of Indigenous offenders in correctional facilities
- improving rates of court appearance
- reducing recidivism
- strengthening partnerships between courts and Indigenous communities
The evaluation found the Murri court to be largely successful in achieving these objectives, especially in strengthening partnerships. Rates of court appearance were found to have improved during the tenre of the Murri court, however there was no perceivable impact upon the rate of recidivism amongst Indigenous offenders.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services (2010)
Report of an announced inspection of Casuarina Prison.
Perth, WA: Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services, Western Australia
Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services (2010)
Thematic review of court security and custodial services in Western Australia.
Perth, WA: Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services Western Australia (2010)
Report of an announced inspection of Greenough regional prison.
Perth, WA: Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services, Western Australia
Queensland Corrective Services (2010)
Delivering justice - improving corrections: Queensland corrective services framework for reform 2010-2014.
Brisbane: Queensland Government
Queensland Corrective Services (2010)
Rehabilitative needs and treatment of Indigenous offenders in Queensland.
Brisbane: Queensland Government
Queensland Health Division of the Chief Health Officer (2010)
Offender health services strategic directions 2010–2013.
Brisbane: Queensland Government
Sentencing Advisory Council (2010)
Sentencing in the Koori Court division of the magistrates' court: a statistical report.
Melbourne: Sentencing Advisory Council
Standing Committee of Attorneys-General Working Group on Indigenous Justice (2010)
National Indigenous law and justice framework good practice appendix.
Canberra: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department
Western Australian Department of Corrective Services (2010)
Assessment of clinical service provision of health services of the Western Australian Department of Corrective Services.
Perth, WA: Department of Corrective Services, Western Australian
This report presents the findings of a review commissioned by the Western Australia (WA) Department of Corrective Services into the clinical services provided by the Health Services Directorate. To undertake the review, broad consultation was undergone with many directorate staff, and the majority of correctional facilities in WA were visited and assessed.
Key recommendations included:
- improving staff recruitment and retention (especially nursing staff)
- re-establishing public health expertise in the directorate to provide leadership on communicable disease control, treatment of chronic diseases, data collection and research
- the need to review and define the responsibilities of the core clinical programs
- improving the scope and availability of the co-morbidity program
- development of specific programs for Indigenous people and juveniles
- the implementation of a specific women's health policy
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
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