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Do mothers need better support in prison?

CIJ's Elena Campbell speaks on ABC - Melbourne's The Conversation Hour about the impacts of incarcerating women who have children.

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How do we make the justice system better for victims? This report offers some solutions

The study is the first of its kind in 27 years, and includes a range of solutions to help improve the justice system for victim/survivors of sexual assault.

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Lawyers urged to be at forefront of change

Our Director, Rob Hulls, recently spoke at the Law Institute of Victoria's Criminal Law Conference.

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Oscar Pistorius was jailed for Reeva Steenkamp’s murder, but her mum is still seeking justice

When the courts say justice is served, families caught in the middle often feel otherwise. The parents of murdered South African model Reeva Steenkamp explain what it would take to feel a sense of justice.

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Combatting toxic masculinity and violence against women

Can we reprogram masculinity to remove its toxic aspects, or should we focus on harm minimization when it comes to gendered violence? And how can the media better report when it comes to male perpetrated violence towards women and children?

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Would you meet with someone who has caused you or your family harm?

CIJ's Rob Hulls, Stan Winford and Nareeda Lewers speak on ABC - Melbourne's The Conversation Hour about the benefits of a restorative justice approach and how it can help victims find a voice & heal harm.

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“They might want to tell their story their own way, not constrained by rules of evidence or legal processes”

Victims and people harmed by crime say restorative justice helped them heal, now there are calls to make it more available.

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What’s next for a Charter of Rights post-election?

This webinar, hosted by the Human Rights Law Centre discusses the difference a National Charter of Human Rights can make to people’s lives.

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Heeding lived experience vital for improving justice outcomes

The criminal justice system is failing people with disabilities, women and Aboriginal Australians, a panel presented by the CIJ at the Future/Inclusive festival heard last week.

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The first victim

With only 1 in 100 victims of sexual assault ending up reporting to police, being believed, going through a committal and a trial which results in conviction, we must offer victims more than just the adversarial process. Article by Gina Rush with contributions from CIJ Open Circle's Nareeda Lewers and Renee Handsaker.

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Getting justice right for women – Podcast

Late last year, Associate Director, Elena Campbell, lead author, Catherine Caruana and Lived Experience Adviser, Dorothy Armstrong shared key insights from our research and from the lived reality of women navigating a justice system designed primarily for men.

Media

‘I felt lighter’: Restorative Justice gives sex crime survivors a different way forward

“It’s about who has been harmed and how can we respond to that in a way that recognises their experience and is beneficial to them.”

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Calls for law and order rethink as the number of women in jail soars

“Prison didn’t help me. Prison further damaged me.”

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Open Circle’s Anna Howard on Done by Law

Anna discusses restorative justice services and shares the work of Open Circle.

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Spent convictions scheme passes Victoria’s upper house

"It's been a long and emotional journey but with this new legislation I hope my mob and all Victorians won't have to face as many barriers as I have in the past," Wakka Wakka woman, Naomi Murphy.

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Cognitively impaired admitting to crimes they say they didn’t commit

No one told Dorothy Armstrong in her first ever police interview she was allowed a support person; someone to help understand the jargon, comfort her, encourage her description of who attacked her and how.

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How reducing women’s imprisonment can further fiscal recovery

Women’s incarceration rates have skyrocketed across Australia at great cost to disadvantaged Australians and the economy more broadly. As we move towards economic recovery, we must remember those for whom the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been especially acute.

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Criminal record reform to provide more opportunities for rehabilitation

After years of consultation, lobbying, research and engagement, Victoria is about to become the last state in Australia to have its own spent convictions’ legislation.

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Uncle Michael “Mookeye” Bell shares his thoughts on Victoria’s Spent Convictions Bill

CIJ's Michael Bell talks with Connection Matters Radio about Victoria's new Spent Convictions Bill

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Victoria introduces spent convictions bill to parliament

CIJ's Stan Winford talks with The Wire's Steven Riggall about Victoria's new Spent Convictions Bill

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To achieve racial justice, we must self-determine meaningfully

The global spread of the Black Lives Matter movement, triggered by the murder of George Floyd, has forced the Australian mainstream to reckon with the immense scale of Indigenous incarceration and deaths in custody and has created new momentum for change.

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Curfew must involve a plan for those who have no choice but to be out

Few question the necessity of the move to stage four restrictions in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases, as tough as the coming six weeks (or longer) are likely to be.

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Australian prisons

According to statistics crime rates are falling in Australia but then why are more and more people getting locked up? How do we keep our community safe and prevent people from going to jail?

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Human rights under lockdown

The past week has seen Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews taking, what he calls, "extraordinary steps" to enforce at-home restrictions to try and contain the coronavirus, especially for people living in high rise public housing towers. But how far can governments go in a public health emergency before impeding on a person's individual rights and freedoms? And does access to those rights depend on where someone lives?

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Category: Media

Do mothers need better support in prison?

How do we make the justice system better for victims? This report offers some solutions

Lawyers urged to be at forefront of change

Oscar Pistorius was jailed for Reeva Steenkamp’s murder, but her mum is still seeking justice

Combatting toxic masculinity and violence against women

Would you meet with someone who has caused you or your family harm?

“They might want to tell their story their own way, not constrained by rules of evidence or legal processes”

What’s next for a Charter of Rights post-election?

Heeding lived experience vital for improving justice outcomes

The first victim

Getting justice right for women – Podcast

‘I felt lighter’: Restorative Justice gives sex crime survivors a different way forward

Calls for law and order rethink as the number of women in jail soars

Open Circle’s Anna Howard on Done by Law

Spent convictions scheme passes Victoria’s upper house

Cognitively impaired admitting to crimes they say they didn’t commit

How reducing women’s imprisonment can further fiscal recovery

Criminal record reform to provide more opportunities for rehabilitation

Uncle Michael “Mookeye” Bell shares his thoughts on Victoria’s Spent Convictions Bill

Victoria introduces spent convictions bill to parliament

To achieve racial justice, we must self-determine meaningfully

Curfew must involve a plan for those who have no choice but to be out

Australian prisons

Human rights under lockdown

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Acknowledgment of country

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