Tag: Justice System

News, Media

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

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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News

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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Media

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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Blog

CIJ Internship Program Student Reflections S1 2018

The CIJ offers a range of taster placements to RMIT Law students to give them experiences of the legal and justice system that complement their studies.

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Blog

Drug Law Reform

Since the mid-80s—on paper at least—Australian drug policy has been based on the principle of ‘harm minimisation’.

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Blog

Family violence: responding to the next generation

Amidst the array of family violence reform across Australia, how does an issue like adolescent family violence rate?

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Blog

System which entrenches disadvantage is poorly designed

If we were asked to design a legal system from scratch, it’s unlikely that we’d craft it to increase reoffending.

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