Understanding PULS
The PULS is a first-of-its-kind in the world and represents a significant development in this kind of research.
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Webinars, workshops, forums and public events to support engagement with the justice system.
The Public Understanding of Law Survey explores how people experience, understand and navigate law and everyday life problems.
The Public Understanding of Law Survey explores how people experience, understand and navigate law and everyday life problems.
The Public Understanding of Law Survey has some familiar elements, but the combination of legal need and capability is the first of its kind.
The Public Understanding of Law Survey has some familiar elements, but the combination of legal need and capability is the first of its kind.
The Public Understanding of Law Survey will cover a range of everyday problems and the impact they can have on people’s lives.
The Public Understanding of Law Survey will cover a range of everyday problems and the impact they can have on people’s lives.
The Public Understanding of Law Survey provides sound evidence to help understand legal need and capability.
The Public Understanding of Law Survey provides sound evidence to help understand legal need and capability.
The Public Understanding of Law Survey is a face-to-face survey of 6,000 respondents across Victoria.
The Public Understanding of Law Survey is a face-to-face survey of 6,000 respondents across Victoria.
The PULS is a Victoria-wide survey to understand how people see, understand and engage with the law.
The PULS is a Victoria-wide survey to understand how people see, understand and engage with the law.
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Webinars, workshops, forums and public events to support engagement with the justice system.
Five Victorians share their experience of everyday legal problems, the impact on their lives, the help that was available and if the issue was resolved
Five Victorians share their experience of everyday legal problems, the impact on their lives, the help that was available and if the issue was resolved
This collaborative project transforms legal need survey data into interactive maps of Victoria, enabling communities, services, and policymakers to understand where people require legal assistance.
This collaborative project transforms legal need survey data into interactive maps of Victoria, enabling communities, services, and policymakers to understand where people require legal assistance.
Access the dataset and guidance on the best way to use the data.
Access the dataset and guidance on the best way to use the data.
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