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Issues & Statistics
Issues & Statistics
Thursday, 24 November 2011 15:54
Remissions- Earning One's Release
Punishment For The Past, And Training For The Future Prisoners expressed that they felt helpless awaiting the end of their sentence, suggesting remission as an incentive for self-improvement and to…
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Thursday, 27 January 2011 10:07
Beyond Bars 10
Intellectual disability & the criminal justice system Beyond Bars - Fact Sheet 10 People with an intellectual disability are being drawn into the criminal justice system at an alarming rate.…
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Monday, 24 January 2011 20:42
Introduction - Youth Crime
The subject of youth crime has been one of much public debate over the last few years. Statistics demonstrate that many youths who resort to crime face serious social and…
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Monday, 24 January 2011 20:41
The Juvenile Justice System
(Source - Justice Health) http://www.justicehealth.nsw.gov.au/2nd_level/about_justice_health.html The Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) manages young offenders by means of supervision within the community or within Juvenile Justice Centres under remand or control…
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Monday, 24 January 2011 20:40
Beyond Bars - Youth Crime
Young people are often depicted in the media and elsewhere as constituting an increasingly dangerous and criminal group. However, common perceptions of a juvenile crime wave are not borne out…
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Monday, 24 January 2011 20:34
Women in Prison - Summary
Prison is not an isolated institution, it is part of a continuum in the control of women, whether by our lack of access to economic independence, violence, racism or specific…
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Monday, 24 January 2011 20:25
Expungement
- As cited on "Your Lawyer: A User's Guide" (Lexis-Nexis) http://criminal.lawyers.com/Criminal-Law--Expungement-FAQ.html Q: What is expungement? A: Expungement is often equated to the sealing or destroying of legal records. Each state…
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Monday, 24 January 2011 20:21
Nowra’s burden
The local community was promised jobs and economic stimulation to the tune of $10 million a year in return for bearing the stigma of being a prison town. However with…
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Monday, 24 January 2011 18:48
Freedom of Expression
"Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally,…
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Monday, 24 January 2011 18:35
Sex Offending
Sex Offences: hysteria v reality This issue exposes the contradictions of personal behaviour, commercial interests and government responses like no other. Justice Action has for many years defended the apparently…
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