Restorative justice has grown in popularity around the world, and various restorative
initiatives are in place or are being trialled in many countries. New Zealand and Australia …

There is an argument that policing practices exacerbate HIV risk, particularly for female sex
workers. Interventions that mobilize sex workers to seek changes in laws and law …

I wrote forewords to earlier editions of this book when I was busily at work, in the judiciary,
deciding several of the cases that are recorded in these pages. Now, retired from judicial …

This article examines five perspectives on how rules relate to police power and discretion.
Each perspective is appreciated for its heuristic value, depending upon the types of rules in …

This paper explores how visibly transgressing heteronormativity shapes police interactions
with LGBT young people. While research provides evidence about how sexually and gender …

The criminal court system remains society's pre-eminent response to criminal activity,
despite recent innovations such as youth justice conferences. Little is known, however …

This review provides an overview of health issues facing the Indigenous offender
population, including some of the social and historical factors relevant to Indigenous health …

What are the requirements for a just response to criminal wrongdoing? Drawing on
comparative and empirical analysis of existing models of global practice, this book offers an …

Labeling theory suggests that contact with the criminal justice system leads to feelings of
stigmatization, which will consequently have the counterproductive effect of increasing …

Similarly, in Western Australia, Indigenous young people are five times more likely to have
had formal contact with the police and 29 times more likely to have been arrested (in the 10 …