This report provides a sound base for reviewing culturally sensitive practices within the coronial system. It does this by describing variations in service provision across Australian jurisdictions to characterise current practices, and by analysing key literature to guide discussion and further services development.
This paper explores the feasibility of expanding the use of criminal courts data as a proxy indicator to estimate potential demand for legal assistance in criminal courts serttings to a national level. (Data Insights in Justice, Paper 4)
This paper is an analysis of criminal finalisations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander defendants by court locations in NSW from 2012 to 2016 as a proxy indicator to estimate potential demand for legal assistance in criminal court settings. (Data Insights in Justice, Paper 3)
This report provides a comprehensive national snapshot of the valuable services provided by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILSs) both national and state/territory levels for the 2018-19 financial year.
EXTERNAL - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) revised guidelines provide relevant advice about ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
This paper, using Legal Australia-Wide Survey data, examines the prevalence of, responses to, and outcomes of problems with fines in disadvantaged groups. (Justice Issues 27)
This paper, using Legal Australia-Wide Survey data, investigates the relationship between level of disadvantage and legal problem finalisations status, legal problem characteristics, and legal problem-solving strategies. See also a one page infographic summary. (Updating Justice 56)
This paper uses Legal Australia-Wide Survey data to examine the experience of Indigenous Australians in relation to the resolution of legal problems in comparison with non-Indigenous people. See also a one page infographic summary. (Updating Justice 55)
Using Legal Australia-Wide Survey data, this paper explores how the experience of business-related legal problems among business owners is linked to their experience of legal problems more generally, and broader health, social and economic problems. (Justice Issues 24)
This short paper reports findings from the Legal Australia-Wide Survey on how business owners respond to legal problems. (Updating Justice 54)
