The Criminal justice system includes government institutions, the courts, police and corrections, responsible for upholding the law, deterring and mitigating crime, or punishing those who violate laws with criminal penalties or other sanctions. Articles here also discuss the relationship between government and the criminal justice institutions.
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Favouritism in allocation of boot camp contract by LNP? Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (9.4.15) on the Auditor-General's recent report on the procurement of boot camps: ... More » |
Early pub closing will work in Queensland: look at the King's Cross statistics Peter Miller writes in The Conversation (10.4.15) that early pub closing times have worked in King's Cross, Sydney: 'Just 12 ... More » |
Judge Alan Wilson on the Chief Justice Retiring Judge Alan Wilson reignited public debate over the appointment of Chief Justice Tim Carmody in his valedictory address. His remarks ... More » |
Palaszczuk Government to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (27.3.15) that 'Labor will push ahead with its plan to tackle alcohol-fuelled violenc... More » |
Former Attorney-General 'incompetent' Amy Remeikis reports (Brisbane Times, 27.3.15) that the former president of the Queensland Bar Association, Peter Davis, has described Jar... More » |
Queensland youth justice system in breach of international law Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (13.3.15) that Queensland is the only Australian jurisdiction to treat 17-year-olds as adu... More » |
Labor to review LNP 'boot camps' 'Queensland's boot camps and other juvenile justice measures are under review, with Labor set to put the LNP's youth law and order reforms under th... More » |
Not now, not ever: putting an end to domestic and family violence in Queensland The Report of the Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family violence in Queensland presented to Premier Palaszczuk in March 2015. The... More » |
Crime and punishment - real world alternatives In this paper published by Inside Story (4.3.15) Russell Marks provides an overview of his recent book, and argues that the justice system... More » |
If you want to cut crime, you can't ignore the evidence 'Dear Premier', write Janet Ransley in The Conversation (20.2.15): 'You have a ready-made blueprint for evidence-based crime policy in las... More » |
Possible explanations for the drop in property crime Cameron Atfield reports in the Brisbane Times (12.2.15) on AIC research on property crime: 'Tougher sentencing is less of a d... More » |
Campbell Newman exaggerating crime statistics ahead of Qld poll The ABC's Fact Check investigated Newman's claims on the crime rate drop under the LNP government. Its findings: |
Politicisation of the police: behind the crime rate spin Terry Goldsworthy writes in The Conversation (20.1.15) that 'An examination of the overall crime rate in Queensland indicates that it has ... More » |
We need the truth about the crime rate Criminologists have called on the State Government to establish an independent body to interpret and publish an overall view of crime statistics, a... More » |
Joshua Robertson (The Guardian, 9.1.15) interviewed Queensland bikie victims and found they had mixed feelings about the crackdown. For ex... More » |
Changes to legal centre funding to hurt State's most vulnerable Kim Stephens writes in the Brisbane Times (4.12.14) that 'proposed sweeping changes to Queensland's justice laws will adversely impact som... More » |
Bleijie strengthens swathe of penalties and sentences Amy Remeikis writes in the Brisbane Times (2711.14) that 'Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie finished the year the way he started it - b... More » |
Shooting to kill: the use of lethal force by police Terry Goldsworthy discusses the recent fatal shootings by Queensland police officers, nothing that 'Recently, Queensland police commissioner Ian St... More » |
High Court invites fresh challenge to bikie laws Rebecca Ananian-Welsh writes in The Conversation (18.11.14) 'Simply because the High Court upheld the laws in keeping with judicial i... More » |
Justice reinvestment saves huge costs of law-and-order auctions Sarah Hopkins writes in The Conversation (20.10.14) at election time state governments focus on tough law-and-order policies which, when implemente... More » |
Tony Fitzgerald's contribution to Queensland A brief biography of Tony Fitzgerald, reminding readers not only about the corruption inquiry, but also about his role in achieving World Heritage ... More » |
Why Australia should not ban Hizb ut-Tahrir In The Conversation (10.10.14) criminologist Dr Adrian Cherney discusses focus groups he recently conducted with Muslims in Brisbane, Sydney and Me... More » |
Crime stats provide reality check in Queensland bikie crackdown TJRyan Research Associate, Terry Goldsworthy, analyses crime statistics to see what has been achieved by the Newman Government's 'bikie' crac... More » |
Booming prison numbers put prison officers at risk Cameron Atfield reports in the Brisbane Times (22.8.14) that Government data 'shows Queensland's prison population has grown 13.43 per cent in the ... More » |
Chief Justice Carmody and the 'merit principle' In Inside Story (21.8.14) Andrew Lynch asks what we look for in judges, and particularly in a chief justice, suggesting that the controversial appo... More » |
A historical perspective on juvenile justice reform in Queensland Andrew Trotter and Harry Hobbs write that recent juvenile justice 'reforms' in Queensland not only make undesirable policy, but unravel centuries o... More » |
Is rational law reform still possible? In The Conversation (15 August 2014) Emeritus Professor David Brown discusses the national trend towards denigrating judicial expertise, the lack o... More » |
2013-14 crime statistics - down 2 percent The Brisbane Times reported on 7.8.14 that the verified crime rate in Queensland showed a drop of two per cent in the last financial year, accordin... More » |
The rise of domestic violence in Australia In The Conversation (4.8.14) TJRyan Research Associate, Assistant Professor Terry Goldsworthy and Matthew Raj discuss the crime of domestic violenc... More » |
Newman attack on media over independence of judiciary Response to Supreme Court Justice Philip McMurdo criticism that there had been an 'increasing trend' of governments 'disparaging' the courts, and a... More » |
Lawyers who help people protect their rights aren't the problem here Article in The Conversation (11.7.14) by James Farrell and Julian Burnside on the indepedence of the juduciary: 'Australia’s courts ser... More » |
Judicial appointments under Bjelke-Petersen and Newman Roger Scott discusses how the judicial establishment prevailed over Joh Bjelke-Petersen about judicial appointments, and recalls another incident i... More » |
Abbott follows Newman? - silencing advocacy by community legal centres Carolyn Bond, writing in The Guardian Today (Australian edition, 28.6.2014) asks: 'Who will speak out for those suffering family violence and the v... More » |
The firestorm that will not die down The appointment of Tim Carmody to become the next Chief Justice of Queensland continues to cause the Newman Government and Attorney-General Jarrod ... More » |
Paul Rodan reponds to Paul Mazerolle, concluding that 'it is certainly timely for voters to be reminded that the ‘lock them up and throw away... More » |
A response to O'Malley: Fighting Crime and Waste of Money - the Cost of Retribution Roger Scott speculates about the relevance for Queensland policymakers More » |
Doug Drummond interview on changes to the CMC ABC News interview 21 May 2014. Queensland corruption fighter Doug Drummond says CMC changes 'very dangerous, very worrying' More » |
Andrew Trotter and Harry Hobbs: 'The Great Leap Backward" Andrew Trotter and Harold Hobbs place the recent 'reforms' to the criminal justice system in Queensland in their historical context 'to illustrate ... More » |
Dr Gabrielle Appleby: Politicising advice: a cautionary tale for all governments' Dr Appleby writes in The Conversation that after Queensland solicitor-general Walter Sofronoff QC resigned he revealed his outrage at the conduct o... More » |
Former CMC Chair 'pans watchdog changes' Amy Remeikis, State political reporter, Brisbane Times, reports on Robert Needham's submission to the Legislative Affairs and Community Safety parl... More » |
Mark Solomons and Steve Cannane - ABC Lateline report: Senior Barrister stripped of Government brief In Feruary 2014 a senior barrister had his brief to act for the Queensland Government taken away just days after he criticised the LNP administrati... More » |
ABC radio panel discussion on the 'separation of powers' A panel of experts, moderated by Paul Barclay, discuss the doctrine of the 'separation of powers' on Radio National'... More » |
Alex McKean argues that Campbell Newman is turning back the clock in Queensland corruption fight In May 2014 Alex McKean argued in The Conversation that Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie and Premier Campbell Newman are defying lessons from other ... More » |
Dr Terry Goldsworthy on the VLAD bikie laws Dr Terry Goldsworthy argued in The Conversation, in Feburary 2014, that in an attempt to convince the public of the threat – and the need for... More » 21 Feb 2014 |
Video of Michelle James: Lawyers' 'great concerns about the LNP' Michelle James, President of Australian Lawyers Alliance, says on the video that the Queensland LNP creates the 'impression there is political inte... More » |
Michelle James responds to Newman's attacks on the judiciary On 7 February 2014, in the Brisbane Times, Michelle James, Brisbane law... More » 7 Feb 2014 |
Dr Howard Guille, on Queensland's VLAD legislation Queensland Parliament passed the Vicious Lawless Associates Disestablishment Act (VLAD) and two related Bills, the Tattoo Parlours Bill and the Cri... More » 27 Feb 2014 |
Professor Roger Scott: 'Lapdogs and Watchdogs' Roger Scott's article, published in the Australasian Parliamentary Review (Spring 2013), on the political turmoil over the Parliamentary Crime and ... More » 27 Feb 2014 |
Professor Paul Mazerolle: 'Beyond the Common-Sense Revolution in Crime and Justice Policy Making' In his address at the launch of the Ryan Foundation in February 2014, Professor Mazerolle said that most people who ... More » 4 Apr 2014 |