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Suzanne Poynton

Briefing paper

Understanding the decline in Aboriginal young people in custody in NSW from 2015 to 2019


This paper examines the recent downward trend of young Aboriginal people being imprisoned in New South Wales.
Evaluation

The long-term effect of the NSW Drug Court on recidivism


Treating drug-related offenders is far more effective than sending them to prison, according to this research. The researchers compared re-offending rates among Drug Court participants with offenders who had been deemed eligible for the Drug Court but not placed on it. Offenders were followed up over an average period of 13.5 years.
Briefing paper

The effect of lockout and last drinks laws on non-domestic assaults in Sydney: an update to March 2019


This research set out to examine the long term impact of the 2014 NSW liquor law amendments on non-domestic assaults in Kings Cross, the Sydney CBD and surrounding areas. As in previous studies, a significant reduction in non-domestic assaults in the Kings Cross and Sydney CBD precincts was revealed.
Report

Assessing the impact of NSW’s Safer Pathway Program on recorded crime outcomes – an aggregate-level analysis


The Safer Pathway program has only had a limited effect on the incidence of domestic violence (DV) in NSW, according to this report released by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research.
Evaluation

Evaluation of the EQUIPS domestic abuse program


This study aims to estimate an unbiased effect of commencing the EQUIPS Domestic Abuse Program on general re-offending and domestic violence related re-offending.

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