Mandatory sentencing has been shown to increase incarceration rates without improving community safety, while removing the ability of courts to consider individual circumstances. The ALRC highlights how these laws disproportionately affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recommends reform to create a fairer, more effective justice system.
Mandatory sentencing has been shown to increase incarceration rates without improving community safety, while removing the ability of courts to consider individual circumstances. The ALRC highlights how these laws disproportionately affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recommends reform to create a fairer, more effective justice system.
Webinars, workshops, forums and public events to support engagement with the justice system.
Enhancing Engagement webinars aim to equip you with the skills to produce more accessible legal information, which empowers more people to understand and engage with the law, resulting in better justice for all.