According to the NSW Law Reform Commission more than a third of people appearing before NSW Local Courts may have a cognitive disability. Susan Beggs explores the sociological risk factors…

Anti-social behaviour and how to tackle it has been a contentious issue in public housing. On one side is people’s right to “quiet enjoyment” of their tenancies and on the…

As an older person in today’s society you have many legal rights as Melissa Chaperlin explains.

The NSW Elder Abuse Helpline provides information, support, and referrals to any caller who suspects, witnesses or is experiencing elder abuse. The Helpline was established as part of the NSW…

Australia’s only community justice centre is the Neighbourhood Justice Centre in inner-city Melbourne. Its integrated approach to justice, service co-ordination and crime prevention is one many would like to see…

NSW elections in recent decades have been described as ‘law and order’ auctions. Garner Clancey explores some of the reasons why there is no reason for a ‘law and order’…

Beneath the headlines, NSW has experienced a significant decline in property crime since 2000 with large reductions in burglary, motor vehicle theft, steal from motor vehicle, robberies and other property…

The following media release from the Justice Action Group describes how a new law, allowing community treatment orders to occur inside prisons instead of in hospitals, may be tantamount to…