Research launch: Justice at a disadvantage
Join the launch of our new short paper that explores how disadvantage shapes the experience and resolution of legal problems in Victoria.
Our research reveals that the most disadvantaged Victorians experience legal problems at the highest rate, severity, and duration, and have the highest unmet legal need. However, looking beyond disadvantage, there remains widespread unmet legal need and low legal capability across the whole of the Victorian community.
Our new short paper, Justice at a disadvantage, explores this interplay of disadvantage, legal need, and legal capability in Victorians experiencing legal problems, drawing on data from the Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS).
In this short webinar, you’ll hear directly from author of the paper and VLF Research Director, Dr Hugh McDonald, in conversation with our Grants Director Melanie Rygl as they discuss the findings and implications of disadvantage on legal problems, and the work there is still to do on improving access to justice.
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