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Bail Saves Lives – Poccum’s Law is the Way Forward

Nearly a hundred organisations, including the CIJ, have signed onto an open letter drafted by the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service condemning the Government's proposed changes to bail laws.

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CIJ Insights vol.3 Marking the Close of an Extraordinary Chapter: A Conversation with Mina Hilson 

For more than a decade, if you walked into the Centre for Innovative Justice (CIJ), you would likely be met with Mina Hilson’s warm presence, a sharp mind in action, and a passionate commitment to the Centre’s work.

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Sentencing Advisory Council Recommends Major Changes to Sentencing of Workplace Safety Offences

The Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council has today released a landmark report recommending major reforms to how workplace safety offences are sentenced in Victoria.

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Two new animations from Open Circle and TAC explain the benefits of restorative justice

When recovering from road trauma, many people find that medical care alone isn't enough.

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CIJ Insights vol.2- Shining a Light on Prison Labour: Lessons from the LA Wildfires

The recent wildfires in Los Angeles have been a natural disaster of immense scale.

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CIJ Insights vol.1: Navigating a Year Marked With Uncertainty

Welcome to CIJ Insights, a new series where members of the CIJ team share their thoughts, feelings, ideas, and advice on topics relevant to the justice sector and those who work in it. Our first instalment comes from none other than Associate Director Elena Campbell.

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Open Circle’s Renee Handsacker Speaks to The Guardian on Restorative Justice for Sexual Assault

“The criminal justice system can require certain things of [alleged offenders], but it also requires them to kind of position themselves pretty fiercely as, ‘no, this didn’t happen,’” she says. “To me, that’s a kind of a soft option, as opposed to actually requiring someone to deeply engage in the harm that they’ve caused.” - Renee Handsaker as quoted by The Guardian. 

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Innovative Justice in Aotearoa  

A dynamic group of students from RMIT's Juris Doctor (JD) program have just returned from a week of witnessing innovative justice in Aotearoa (New Zealand).

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Online Courts Project Update

The Online Courts project is currently in a critical phase of its research, involving direct engagement with people who have had experiences of online, phone and/or hybrid court hearings in jurisdictions across Victoria in or since 2023. 

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Elena Campbell appointed to federal government’s ‘Expert Panel’

Elena Campbell, CIJ’s Associate Director of Research, Advocacy & Policy, has been appointed to the federal government's Expert Panel on domestic and family violence.

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Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

The CIJ has made a submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on current issues in the Victorian prison system.

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Need for safe and supported processes for reaching protection orders by consent greater than ever before

The CIJ is thrilled to be able to release research it conducted to support implementation of Recommendation 77 of the Royal Commission into Family Violence – More than just a piece of paper. Getting protection orders made in a safe and supported way.

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New ANROWS project announced!

Building directly on the PIPA project, Elena Campbell and CIJ are leading the new ANROWS funded project 'WRAP around families experiencing adolescent violence in the home (AVITH)' to develop a framework for comprehensive support and earlier intervention.

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Women Transforming Justice – Final Evaluation Report released!

December 2020 marks 10 years since the UN adopted the Bangkok Rules - recognition that women in contact with the criminal justice system require gender-specific, non-custodial responses. Our evaluation of the Women Transforming Justice project shows the value of gender specific approaches to addressing unacceptable rises in women's incarceration in Victoria. Look out for more in 2021 around this vital issue.

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