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Criminal Justice

The criminal justice system costs taxpayers more than $15 billion each year. Over the past decade, Australia’s prison population has grown by 40 percent, with the rate of incarceration now higher than it has been for a century. But crime and recidivism are not falling. Here you will find the IPA's work on how to improve Australia's criminal justice system.
Opinion
Criminal Justice Reform Does Not Start In Jails

Criminal Justice Reform Does Not Start In Jails

Andrew Bushnell 7 April 2017 Criminal justice, Ipa today,

The new WA Government has said that it cannot afford to build a new $600 million prison planned by the previous government. But this cost cannot be avoided simply by letting people out of prison...

Originally appeared in The West Australian
Opinion
Criminal Justice Can Never Be An Arm Of The Welfare State

Criminal Justice Can Never Be An Arm Of The Welfare State

Andrew Bushnell 17 February 2017 Criminal justice, Ipa today,

Crime is caused by people who decide to commit crimes. It is not caused by society. The criminal justice system exists to punish criminals and protect the community, not to fix societal ills. This...

Originally appeared in The Australian
Submissions
IPA Opening Statements To The Senate Inquiry Into Criminal, Civil And Administrative Penalties For White Collar Crime

IPA Opening Statements To The Senate Inquiry Into Criminal, Civil And Administrative Penalties For White Collar Crime

Andrew Bushnell and Darcy Allen 6 December 2016 Criminal justice, Publications,

Our submission is informed by the work of our ongoing criminal justice project, which is developing policy reform across the criminal justice system, from incarceration, to policing, to the...

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The Punishment Must Fit The Crime, Not The Criminal

The Punishment Must Fit The Crime, Not The Criminal

Andrew Bushnell 6 December 2016 Criminal justice, Media releases,

Today Institute of Public Affairs Research Fellows Andrew Bushnell and Darcy Allen presented at the Senate, Economics References Committee Inquiry into criminal, civil and administrative penalties...

Media Releases
IPA Research Indicates Need For Criminal Justice Reform

IPA Research Indicates Need For Criminal Justice Reform

Andrew Bushnell 2 December 2016 Criminal justice, Media releases,

“Australia’s overuse of prison is failing to keep the community safe from crime by wasting resources that could be better spent elsewhere in the criminal justice system,” said...

Research Papers
The Use of Prisons in Australia: Reform Directions

The Use of Prisons in Australia: Reform Directions

Andrew Bushnell and Daniel Wild 2 December 2016 Criminal justice, Publications,

One of the most important roles for government is the protection of people’s lives, liberty and possessions through a well-functioning criminal justice system. Keeping people safe from...

Criminal Justice
Crime & Punishments

Crime & Punishments

Andrew Bushnell Started 1 December 2016 Criminal justice,

Australia’s wasteful criminal justice system needs a major overhaul, but we shouldn’t leave it to the bureaucrats, writes Andrew Bushnell     Australia’s criminal justice system is ineffective and...

Submission To The Royal Commission Into The Protection And Detention Of Children In The Northern Territory

Andrew Bushnell 27 October 2016 Criminal justice, Publications,

The central contention of this submission is that while there is rightly significant community concern about the operation of youth justice facilities in the Northern Territory, this concern...

Opinion
South Australia’s New Home Detention Laws Should Not Be About Coddling Criminals

South Australia’s New Home Detention Laws Should Not Be About Coddling Criminals

Andrew Bushnell 21 October 2016 Criminal justice, Ideas and liberty,

Lindsay Bassani, a former Education Department bureaucrat and football coach, was sentenced to home detention after stealing almost $10,000 from the South Australian Aboriginal Sports Training...

Opinion
Let’s Get Fine Defaulters Out Of Our Jails

Let’s Get Fine Defaulters Out Of Our Jails

Andrew Bushnell 28 July 2016 Criminal justice, Opinion,

Reporting of Andrew Leigh’s reappointment as shadow assistant treasurer has been dominated by the strange decision of the Labor Party to reduce his salary by $40,000. This is particularly a...

Get More Cops On The Beat To Stop Violent Crime Wave

Daniel Wild 7 July 2016 Constitution and law, Criminal justice,

“The recent spate of cars being set on fire across Cranbourne illustrates the urgent need to reinvest some of Victoria’s criminal justice spending in the police force. This is the best...

Criminal Justice
Greed and Politics

Greed and Politics

Kyle Kutasi Started 13 August 2012 Criminal justice, Faith and society,

This article from the August 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Perth-based writer, Kyle Kutasi. Wall Street is better known for a different quote, yet this line would be a perfect epithet for...

The Sunday Debate: Are Juries A Waste Of Time?

Tim Wilson 28 August 2011 Constitution and law, Criminal justice,

Ainslie Van Onselen and Tim Wilson go head-to-head on whether or not juries are a waste of time. AINSLIE VAN ONSELEN: Ask anyone who has sat on a jury trial and you will hear spine-chilling...

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