Latest criminal justice News

Latest action plan key to efforts to end sexual violence in Queensland
New correctional officers improve community safety in Maryborough (with Audio grab)
Executive Medical Director to stand down after 12 years of service
New correctional officers improve community safety in Far North Queensland 
More than $50M for initiatives to prevent, respond and break the cycle of DFV
Improving Corrections System Fairness
ACT Modernises Jury System
ACT strengthens criminal justice system with clearer disclosure laws and new protections for victim-survivors 
UN torture prevention body to revisit Honduras
Deepfake porn: why we need to make it a crime to create it, not just share it
Major Health Interventions Expanded To People On Remand
New correctional officers committed to community safety in Townsville
NRL mentors announced in Government’s “Project Pathfinder” PR stunt will not help divert kids from crime in regional areas
Climate Change Impacts Terrorist Activity
A judgement in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against Network 10 has been delayed. What’s going on?
New correctional officers improve community safety in Capricornia
Response To Yoorrook For Justice Recommendations
The Victorian government wants to trial electronic monitoring devices on young people. It’s a bad idea
Migration Bill Is Cruel And Must Be Amended
Applications open to be Queensland Victims’ Commissioner
Playgroup for parents in custody keeps families connected
Most states now have affirmative sexual consent laws, but not enough people know what they mean
Algorithms that predict crime are watching – and judging us by the cards we’ve been dealt
UN experts urge States to recognise and address legacy of slave trade
New ACT Director Of Public Prosecutions
Minns missing in action as Alternatives to Incarceration Report launched same day Youth Bail Laws move to the Upper House
UN report details ‘climate of fear’ in occupied areas of Ukraine, as the Russian Federation moves to cement control
Building fairness into AI is crucial – and hard to get right
Parliament passes legislation for new forensic services framework
Strip searching children continues despite Minns’ review into the practice
A Stronger Justice System For Tasmania
New book sheds light on criminal behaviors and forensic frontier with DNA evidence
Victims need to be protected – regardless of whether they are testifying in family court or criminal court
New bail laws will drive more cyclical crime; 500 justice professionals write to Premier Minns
Proactive Policing Is Abuse Of Power And Racist
Elon Musk’s brain implant company offers an intriguing glimpse of an internet connecting human minds
Child health is in crisis in the UK – here’s what needs to change
Luxembourg should build upon recent achievements in the fight against foreign bribery by substantially strengthening enforcement efforts and resources
How meth became an epidemic in America, and what’s happening now that it’s faded from the headlines
Youth justice package a missed opportunity
NSW Government takes action to make communities safer and support young people in regions
Personal trauma and criminal offending are closely linked – real rehabilitation is only possible with justice system reform
Lawyers call on election candidates to commit to justice and integrity
Changes to NZ’s parole laws to improve rehabilitation could lead to even longer prison times
Victim Support Key To New Proposed Laws
Reforms For Double Jeopardy And Subsequent Appeals
Drumgold V Board Of Inquiry Outcome
Meth use is declining in Australia – but the public still sees it as the most worrying drug