Justice Reinvestment, Brief 21

Schwartz, Melanie; Brown, David Bentley; Cunneen, Chris

Justice Reinvestment, Brief 21

Schwartz, M., Brown, D. and Cunneen, C. (2017) Justice Reinvestment, Brief 21, Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse, Sydney.

8 Pages Posted: 17 Aug 2022

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David Bentley Brown

University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice

Chris Cunneen

Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research,University of Technology Sydney; James Cook University - Cairns Campus

Date Written: July 2017

Abstract

This research brief examines the concept of Justice Reinvestment as it was developed and is currently understood in Australia, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. It highlights examples of Justice Reinvestment frameworks and programs which have been implemented in selected jurisdictions, and the views of policy makers and the community views about the benefits of adopting Justice Reinvestment measures to reduce crime and Indigenous overrepresentation in the criminal justice system.

Keywords: Indigenous Peoples, Justice Reinvestment, policy, Indigenous overrepresentation, criminal justice, reform, Australia, United States of America, United Kingdom, New Zealand

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Schwartz, Melanie and Brown, David Bentley and Cunneen, Chris, Justice Reinvestment, Brief 21 (July 2017). Schwartz, M., Brown, D. and Cunneen, C. (2017) Justice Reinvestment, Brief 21, Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse, Sydney., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4185187