CRIMINAL JUSTICE COALITION

From L to R

The new President of ANZOC Dr Tara McGee,  Griffith University

Adjunct Professor Duncan Chappell, University Of Sydney

The Hon Kate Warner AM, Govenor of Tasmania

Emeritus Professort Richard Harding, Uni of WA

Professor Janet Chan, Uni of NSW

Adjunct ProfessorPeter Norden AO, RMIT

Dr Russell Smith, Australian Institute of Criminology

Professor Rick Sarre, University of South Australia


 

World Day of Action Against the Death Penalty, October 10th, 2016:

http://www.worldcoalition.org/worldday.html

 

“From high security to high rise: behind the walls of H-Division”

The Age newspaper article, June 2014.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/behind-the-walls-of-hdivision-20140612-3a06o.html

 

“There is a case for parole”

Following the death of Jill Meagher

The Age newspaper article, August 2013.

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/there-is-a-case-for-parole-20130803-2r67f.html

 

OPENING OF THE VICTORIAN LEGAL YEAR ADDRESS

January 2013
Click HERE to download the document.

 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS TO VICTORIAN LEGAL AID COMMISSION CONFERENCE

Modernising the Criminal Law
12th October 2012
Click HERE to download the Power Point Presentation.

 

WORLD DAY OF ACTION AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY

10th October 2013

Further information
can be found on the following links:

http://www.worldcoalition.org/worldday.html
http://www.worldcoalition.org/worldwide-database.html

 

VICTORIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE COALITION CHARTER

The Victorian Criminal Justice Coalition was formed in 1992 during a time of significant change in the criminal justice system in Victoria.

The Criminal Justice Coalition is a member of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (www.worldcoalition.org) which is an international organization based in Paris, committed to the abolition of State sanctioned executions throughout the world.

It was the time of the introduction of private prisons in Australia, and a time when there was a serious public debate about the police use of deadly force. It was also the time of the introduction of Community Protection Act, a law which enabled the government to retain an individual in prison for fear of what he might do in the future, rather than as punishment for a criminal act.

The Coalition is open to membership from organizations and agencies directly involved in the criminal justice system or the shaping of public opinion or public policy about police, courts, crime and its correction.

Its members include members of the legal profession, teachers in criminology, church justice groups, agencies that work with offenders, their families and victims of crime and groups committed to the protection of civil liberties and human rights.

The Coalition is non partisan politically, and over the period of its operation has monitored the performance of all political parties and government representatives.

Its focus is to ensure that the community remains well informed about policies that work to truly protect the interests of all members of our society.

The Coalition prefers to negotiate with political representatives in the formulation of good criminal justice policy, rather than to debate differences where they might exist in the public domain.

However, the Coalition recognizes that the media is a major avenue through which the wider community can be informed about major deficiencies or shortcomings in the government’s performance.

We believe that the instrumentalities of the criminal justice system should be accountable to the community to which they belong.

 

Godfellow, The Australian Newspaper, engagement with the Underworld

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