Statistics on rape and sexual assault show an abysmal prosecution rate, and that cases can drag on for years.
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A cornerstone of the First Step Act, passed with bipartisan support, is the PATTERN risk-assessment tool.
A constitutional law professor provides insight on what Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, could mean for how that court works.
People who have had interactions with the criminal justice system as defendants continue to face barriers, even after paying their debt to society.
Finding out what goes on behind jury decisions and the biases that influence them is hugely important if the criminal justice system is to work properly.
Researchers estimate around half of the adults who end up in prison are parents.
As the royal commission investigates the risk factors around veterans’ mental health it needs to look at contact with the criminal justice system.
The 13th Amendment is given credit for freeing an estimated 4 million enslaved people during the Civil War era. It also enabled a prison system of free labor and involuntary servitude.
Opportunities to give voice to Aboriginal people in prison have the potential to address the growing impacts of racism in the justice system in Australia.
While guilty people are more receptive to plea offers, innocent defendants can also see pleading guilty as an attractive option.
New research confirms that unfair police treatment is psychologically damaging and that the consequences are decidedly worse for certain racial and ethnic groups.
A quarter of prisoners report a cognitive, intellectual or developmental disability. But the true figure could be even higher.
Many people do not realise victims do not have access to their own lawyers to protect their privacy and individual interests at trial.
Victim-survivors want to have their experiences heard and the wrong against them acknowledged — sadly, the opposite often occurs.
In the wake of high-profile allegations of sexual assault, it is important people know there are informal avenues for survivors to report their stories.
Research shows giving the commissioner greater oversight of complaints could help deliver justice for those failed by the system.
Victim impact statements give survivors a voice in the criminal justice process. But research shows their wrenching personal testimonies may not bring closure and can add racial bias into sentencing.
Criminal trials may hold offenders to account but they are far from perfect. The Victorian Law Reform Commission is looking at how restorative justice could be used for sexual offences.
The first of a series of fatal flaws in the idea is about where to draw the line.
Whether or not someone is eventually convicted, an arrest alone is enough to significantly impair a Black man’s job and earning prospects.
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Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers University - Newark
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Wollongong
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Sharon D. Wright Austin is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Law, Santa Clara University
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Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New England
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Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University
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Professor of Criminal Law, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, Monash University
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Associate professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Forensic Genetics, Flinders University
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Professor specialising in public law and less-adversarial justice, The University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
