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Law Week - Time to treat children with a restorative justice and welfare approach
- 18 May 2018
This Law Week, it's time to talk about the need to raise the age of criminal responsibility to better support young children, writes Jesuit Social Services' Media Relations Manager KATHRYN KERNOHAN....
New approaches are needed to work with repeat offenders
- 19 April 2018
As the Crime Statistics Agency releases research showing that a small number of repeat offenders are responsible for more than 40 per cent of incidents recorded by Victoria Police, Jesuit Social Services' Media Relations Manager KATHRYN KERNOHAN writes that new approaches to working with repeat...
A brighter future for women in the justice system equals a brighter future for us all
- 8 March 2018
On International Women's Day, our focus should be investing in addressing the factors that lead to the involvement of women in the justice system, writes Jesuit Social Services volunteer FRAN SHEAHAN....
Provocative rhetoric undermines the capacity for communities to thrive
- 3 March 2018
[caption id="attachment_5455" align="alignright" width="300"] Participants of a Jesuit Social Services Vietnamese Settlement Group.[/caption]...
Is Australia really being overrun by youth crime on the rise?
- 23 February 2018
Young offenders must be seen and treated differently to adults, and youth justice strategies should be based on evidence of what works, writes Jesuit Social Services volunteer FRAN SHEAHAN....
Vulnerable young people need support, not stigma
- 3 January 2018
Focusing on punitive measures as a means of tackling crime deprives us of the opportunity to constructively discuss effective solutions that address the causes of alienation and disengagement young people often experience, writes Jesuit Social Services Communications Coordinator ANDREW GILLETT. ...
Raise the age of criminal responsibility
- 29 November 2017
Jesuit Social Services has joined more than 50 Victorian organisations in signing an open letter to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, calling on the Government to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years of age....
Beyond punishment
- 14 November 2017
ANDY HAMILTON SJ explores how justice can hold people to account while also offering hope and a pathway forward....
#JusticeSolutions: Expanding the conversation
- 22 September 2017
Jesuit Social Services’ Policy and Advocacy volunteer JEMIMA HOFFMAN writes about the recent launch of our #JusticeSolutions report, and why Victoria's youth justice system must focus on prevention, diversion and rehabilitation. ...
Justice Solutions tour blog - London
- 3 July 2017
As part of our ongoing blog series highlighting the learnings of our Justice Solutions tour, Jesuit Social Services’ CEO JULIE EDWARDS shares her concerns about Victoria's political leaders committing the state to ineffective, costly and unsafe practices and policies....