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Alternatives to prison do work to reduce crime and break the cycle of reoffending

Alternatives to prison do work to reduce crime and break the cycle of reoffending

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,...
Alice Springs alternative to prison program for women is working to break the cycle of reoffending

Alice Springs alternative to prison program for women is working to break the cycle of reoffending

by fiona | Mar 27, 2023 | Media Release

MEDIA RELEASEMarch 27, 2023 More than three-quarters of women who have completed an innovative alternative to custody program in Central Australia have successfully escaped the cycle of reoffending. Justice advocates are calling for increased investment in smarter...
There is a smarter way of doing justice in the Northern Territory

There is a smarter way of doing justice in the Northern Territory

by fiona | Mar 27, 2023 | News, 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 Increasingly out of step with best practice criminal justice systems, this outdated approach...

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