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Scotland is about to greatly expand its use of tags to have more prisoners serve sentences in their homes and communities.
There is strong evidence that cannabis is useful for treating a range of conditions. Legalising small-scale cultivation is a start to helping those in need.
Reducing stubbornly high levels of violence can be achieved if there is a focus on ensuring that children are not exposed to violence or toxic stress at home.
Inmates are getting older, which make us think about whether custody is the best option for this group.
A South African Olympic silver medallist achieved something remarkable, especially after testing positive for methamphetamine use in 2012. But care needs to be taken in how this narrative is framed.
When former prisoners – and audience members – come together in a play examining our justice system, the result is unruly, uncomfortable and worthwhile.
The shocking incidents at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, revealed this week, are not in isolation.
What was shown on Four Corners was cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment – if not torture.
A post-sentence regime for convicted terrorists will only keep Australians safe if an accurate assessment of risk is possible.
Case management from nurses combined with peer coaching from ex-offenders helps recently released parolees avoid the behavior that got them locked up in the first place.
Three different reasons given for using chemicals on sex offenders.
People with cognitive impairments are entitled to opportunities to engage meaningfully in society, so there must be legal reform to enable this.
Data-driven algorithms drive decision-making in ways that touch our economic, social and civic lives. But they contain inherent biases and assumptions that are too often invisible to the public.
It's time to challenge the misconceptions plaguing veterans.
It has repercussions far beyond the prison gates.
How many more black people need to die at the hands of the criminal justice system?
Why reforms to treat prisoners as 'assets' rather than 'liabilities' is a step in the right direction.
In 2015, a person took their life in prison every four days.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender inmates face violence and intimidation. And prisons are struggling to address their needs.
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Professor of Criminology, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Professor of Criminology, UNSW
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Professor of Economics, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Criminology, University of Bath
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Professor of Social Justice, University of Liverpool
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Reader in Social Policy, Nottingham Trent University
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Emeritus Professor, University of South Africa and Visiting professor and strategic advisor in Faculty of Humanities., University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Criminology, University of Portsmouth
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PhD Candidate in Criminology at Australian National University, Australian National University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Hawaii
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
