by fiona | Jun 13, 2023 | Media Release
MEDIA RELEASEJune 13, 2023 Smarter Justice for Safer Communities has called for the roll out of Law and Justice Groups and Community Courts to be accelerated as a priority, amid signs the Northern Territory’s swollen prison system is struggling to cope. The...
by fiona | May 29, 2023 | Opinion Article
May 27, 2023 – OPINION ARTICLEBy Olga Havnen For decades, politicians, policymakers and other “experts” have periodically descended on the Northern Territory offering to fix its problems. We saw this recently when a summer outbreak of crime in and around Alice...
by fiona | May 9, 2023 | Media Release
MEDIA RELEASEMay 9, 2023 Community-led initiative Smarter Justice for Safer Communities welcomes the NT Government’s boost in funding for alternative justice programs as a “step in the right direction” towards stopping the cycle of offending in the Territory. Smarter...
by fiona | May 4, 2023 | Media Release
MEDIA RELEASEMay 2, 2023 Smarter Justice for Safer Communities welcomes the release of a new report highlighting a compelling case for increased investment in alternatives to prison that have been found to dramatically reduce crime and reoffending. The report,...
by fiona | Mar 27, 2023 | Reports
While a ‘tough-on-crime’ approach has long dominated justice policy and media narratives in the Northern Territory, it is failing to achieve the outcome of safer communities. Increasingly out of step with best practice criminal justice systems, this outdated approach...
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