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Centre for Innovative Justice

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Address: 147-155 Pelham St, Carlton 3053 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: https://cij.org.au/

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25.01.2022 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. https://cij.org.au//2018/11/wtj-final-report-december-fina

25.01.2022 "Investigations into the deaths of Indigenous people in custody will be fast-tracked as part of an overhaul announced by Victoria's Coroners Court. Coroners will immediately attend the scene of an Indigenous death in custody and a specialist Koori court officer will meet grieving families."

25.01.2022 SupportingJustice.net online resource has been recognised with an Australian Good Design Gold Award in the social impact category. CIJ's Michael Haralambous spoke with CIJ's Dorothy Armstrong and former Paper Giant designer, Kate Goodwin, about some of the impacts of the design process on the final product, the impact on the project team, what has stayed with them and what they hope others can learn from the SupportingJustice.net. You can read this below.

25.01.2022 In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, let's rethink our reliance on prisons and instead invest in front-end community supports.

23.01.2022 This report was authored by Eliza Hew, a third year RMIT Juris Doctor and Masters of Social Work student who completed a credited online internship with Open Circle in the second half of 2020. It considers the key practice considerations of providing any restorative intervention within forensic mental health settings including the risks, challenges and conflict that may arise. We thank Eliza for her commitment, professionalism and excellent work.

22.01.2022 Please join us on Thursday 22 October at 4pm for a panel discussion on what is an important issue now and for future generations featuring: - Liana Buchanan (Principal Commissioner, Commission for Children and Young People), - Anoushka Jeronimus (Youth Director, West Justice) and - Nerita Waight (CEO, Victoria Aboriginal Legal Service) . It's time to #raisetheage of criminal responsibility. Don't miss this important discussion on our kids' future

22.01.2022 What does it mean to hold perpetrators of family violence to account? Join this ANROWS this Thursday at 1.30pm for a webinar on ‘Improved accountability: The role of perpetrator intervention systems’ to listen to a panel of experts including CIJ's Elena Campbell.

21.01.2022 To all of our law students out there, if you missed our Neighbourhood Justice Centre online taster placement, you can view a recording of it on Youtube here.

20.01.2022 CIJ's Associate Director, Elena Campbell, recently spoke at the Seniors Rights Victoria's launch of their report 'Seven Years of Elder Abuse Data in Victoria'. You can watch a recording of the panel discussion below.

19.01.2022 Read our latest blog piece by Jarrod Hughes on the potential role of restorative justice for people with a disability living in group homes below.

19.01.2022 What a year! Read our final newsletter wrap up for 2020 below.

18.01.2022 Now we just need the rest of Australia to follow suit and #RaiseTheAge!

17.01.2022 We were delighted to have the Minister for Victim Support, Natalie Hutchins launch our report on Strengthening Victoria’s Victim Support System: Victim Services Review last night. You can now find the report below.

17.01.2022 CIJ's Stan Winford recently spoke to The Wire on the introduction of the spent conviction scheme and what it means. Listen below.

17.01.2022 Day 6 of the public hearing of the Disability Royal Commission is currently underway. You can watch submissions below. Dorothy Armstrong is currently giving evidence about her experience with the justice system and service providers while having an ABI. . #DisabilityRC #DisabilityRoyalCommission

17.01.2022 Listen to CIJ's Michael Bell on Connection Matters radio having a chat with Charles Pakana about the introduction of the Spent Convictions Bill.

17.01.2022 ICYMI - Here is the recording of our webinar 'Responding to family violence by adolescents: finding the best way forward Tasmania' which took place last Friday.

17.01.2022 Great news! Voices for Change & Fitzroy Legal Service have won an Information, Linkages and Capacity Building grant that will mean sustainable & ongoing input from the Voices for Change participants to influence criminal justice policy. Listen to their Voices for Change podcast here

16.01.2022 Registration is now open for the second part of our joint three-part criminal justice webinar series with Australian Lawyers Alliance 'Part 2 - The need for new approaches to criminal justice' is hosted by Greg Barns SC and you can register here - https://www.lawyersalliance.com.au/events/category/webinar

15.01.2022 ICYMI: watch our insightful #RaiseTheAge panel discussion with Liana Buchanan, Nerita Waight, Anoushka Jeronimus & hosted by Rob Hulls below.

15.01.2022 Very excited to have won a Good Design Australia gold award for the resources we created in partnership with Paper Giant for our Supporting Justice project aimed at improving the justice system's responses to mental health and disability.

14.01.2022 What has CIJ been up to this year so far? Read about it in our latest newsletter!

14.01.2022 A welcome new approach by Vic Police that will help turn lives around and make contact with the justice system a positive intervention in their lives. https://www.theage.com.au//police-take-health-focused-appr

13.01.2022 The CIJ and the Voices for Change self-advocacy group have made a submission to the Disability Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. You can read CIJ's Dorothy Armstrong’s piece calling for lived-experience to inform criminal justice system reform here and the full submission on the CIJ website.

13.01.2022 The UK has moved to reduce the waiting period for spent convictions, removing barriers to employment and rewarding rehabilitation.

13.01.2022 Check out the latest CIJ news here.

10.01.2022 When a global pandemic strikes, how does the law respond? Join Attorney-General the Hon. Jill Hennessy alongside Stan Winford from the Centre for Innovative Justice and RMIT law experts this Wednesday 9 September to discuss how Victoria's legal system has been affected by COVID-19 at the annual Higinbotham lecturer. Register below:

09.01.2022 Happy #NAIDOC2020 week! This years theme is 'Always was, always will be'. Check out the event calendar at the website.

09.01.2022 Great piece by CIJ's Jarrod Hughes .

08.01.2022 ICYMI - here is the link to the recording https://vimeo.com/458845011

07.01.2022 Seniors Rights Victoria and National Ageing Research Institute have examined data collected into elder abuse over seven years. Join them this Wednesday at 10am for the report launch to listen to a panel of experts including CIJ's Elena Campbell.

04.01.2022 ICYMI: this webinar is now available to view here http://bit.ly/32Qlea3

04.01.2022 Hot off the press, check out CIJ's 2019 Annual Review out now!

04.01.2022 As this challenging year comes to a close, we are proud to share our Annual Report for 2019-20 with you. Access it with this link: http://lacw.com.au//uploads.../2020/12/LACW-Annual-Report-FY1 or via our website: http://www.lacw.org.au/. Thank you to all our supporters for your ongoing belief in our work. See more

04.01.2022 Research from our Enabling Justice project suggests more than 40% of men & more than 30% of women in prison have an ABI. But only a small percent are provided with an independent third person during police questioning. Read the full article below in which CIJ's Adviser & Peer Support Worker, Dorothy Armstrong, talks about her experience with police.

02.01.2022 Today is International Day of People with Disability. People with a disability caught up in the criminal justice system deserve appropriate support to help them achieve fairer outcomes which is why we created the http://supportingjustice.net resource #IDPWD2020

02.01.2022 "In the immediate aftermath of a crime, a lack of social support networks meant that victims did not always have a safe place to go following their experience. For example, one participant in our research described how, in leaving a situation of intimate partner violence, she was required to return to her family home where violence had previously been perpetrated against her by a parent. Other victims of crime who were able to be supported by family members following their ex...perience of crime reflected on the value of these informal supports where nothing else was available. In this way, the absence or presence of social support can mitigate or escalate the impacts of the crime itself, such as by keeping or placing a victim of crime in a situation where they feel unsafe or vulnerable." Read the full blog piece of CIJ's Victim Services Review by Riley Ellard below