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Submission to the Inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system
Jesuit Social Services supports the National Children’s Commissioner’s call for a concerted national approach to child justice reform, including a Cabinet Minister for Children and a National Taskforce to coordinate the various parts of reform.
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Submission to the Inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework
Jesuit Social Services made submission to the Federal Government’s National Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality in early 2023, advocating for a strategy that recognises and addresses harmful gender norms for people of all genders.
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Justice Reinvestment Design Submission
Read our submission to the Justice Reinvestment Design Project.
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Australia’s illicit drug problem: Challenges and opportunities for law enforcement
Read our submission to the illicit drug inquiry law enforcement inquiry.
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Reforming sentence deferrals in Victoria submission
Read our submission to the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council’s consultation on sentence deferrals.
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Submission to the Adjourned Undertakings Consultation
Read our submission to the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council’s consultation into adjourned undertakings.
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Submission to Victoria's inquiry into children affected by parental incarceration
We know that when a person goes to prison their entire community and family, including children, are impacted. Limiting people’s involvement with the justice system by ensuring prison is reserved only as an option of last resort, and keeping families connected is the best way to prevent this harm from occurring. Jesuit Social Services was…
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Federal Election 2022 platform – A blueprint for a just recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many pre-existing social and economic issues in Australia to the fore, from housing stress, to poverty, family violence, and insecure employment. As an organisation working with some of the most disadvantaged members of the community, we have witnessed firsthand the disproportionate impact of this crisis on already marginalised people and…