This introduction presents some of the key themes and factors associated with rates of over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Australian criminal justice system.

This article examines issues surrounding the use of parliamentary privilege, when it comes to naming sex offenders in Parliament.

In February 2012, the author was engaged by the NT Department of Justice to undertake a review of Community Courts. This report outlines his observations and is available for the first time to the general public, courtesy of the author and the NT Attorney-General and Department of Justice.

This article explores a DIY funeral scenario, and what its potential might mean for consumers and for funeral practice in today’s context.

This article argues that a $3.8 billion expansion of the New South Wales prison estate by 7000 beds represents a failure of public policy. Three reasons are given: first, a lack of evidence to support the expansion; second, because prisons are a blunt and inefficient crime control measure and finally, because of the opportunity cost...