Created on: 21.05.17 | Updated on: 02.07.25
The Harmful Psychological Effects of Incarceration In 2015 the number of people incarcerated in Australian gaols reached a record high of 35,467. That is almost 200 prisoners per 100,000 adults. In NSW alone capacity is…
Created on: 10.05.17 | Updated on: 03.03.25
What Does Jury Duty Pay? We are undeniably lucky to live in a society where we have a robust justice system. Jury trials are a crucial part of this system as such, any Australian citizen…
Created on: 01.05.17 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Considerations for Defendants Suffering from Mental Conditions Under section 32 of the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW), an accused whom the court deems as a sufferer of a mental condition or a mental…
Created on: 20.01.17 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Majority Verdicts – How do they work? Our criminal justice system in Australia has, for hundreds of years, always known that an accused person tried before a jury could only be found guilty of the…
Created on: 02.12.16 | Updated on: 03.03.25
It is an unfortunate situation when you find yourself locked up in a paddy wagon and being sent to the police station. There are many things that you must remember if you have been arrested….
Created on: 05.11.16 | Updated on: 02.07.25
The cost of jailing someone in Australia – Money well spent? In 2013 – 2014, the prison system cost Australia $2.6 billion. This works out to about $100,000 per year per inmate. The Productivity Commission…
Created on: 25.10.16 | Updated on: 06.09.25
Do we need to further tighten our gun laws? In 1996, Martin Bryant walked into a cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania and killed 35 people and wounded 23 others with a semiautomatic rifle and another…
Created on: 13.10.16 | Updated on: 02.07.25
Why You Shouldn’t Talk to the Police It’s a typical scenario. The police stop you on the street to ask you a seemingly innocent question. You have not done anything wrong. You did not witness…
Created on: 23.09.16 | Updated on: 03.03.25
Understand The Meaning of ‘Section 10’ Have you been accused of a crime and fear that a conviction will drastically impact your life? Section 10 enables the court to find you guilty without recording a…
Created on: 13.09.16 | Updated on: 03.03.25
The NSW and Australian Crime Commission: Over-reaching Power? Organised crime takes a serious toll on society with its effects being felt everywhere. In the National Organized Crime Response Plan 2015-2018, the Australian Crime Commission estimates…
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