9 June 2017
Lionel Messi Is A White-Collar Criminal
Lionel Messi is in Melbourne with his Argentinian teammates to play Brazil at the MCG tonight. But should he actually be locked up in a Spanish jail? Messi was convicted last year of evading millions of euros in taxes. His appeal was denied last month and his sentence of 21 months in prison and a €2 million fine was upheld.
16 May 2017
Changes Could Reduce Reoffending For Low-Risk Criminals
The NSW government continues to lead the way on innovative criminal justice policy. Having last year committed $3.8 billion to new and improved prisons, the government is now pivoting to reforms designed to reduce the need for further prison spending over the longer-term, by lowering reoffending and improving community safety. The government last week announced a package of reforms, including
28 April 2017
IPA Research Outlines Criminal Justice Lessons From The United States
“There are a number of lessons for Australian governments from the United States about how to reform our criminal justice systems to improve community safety,” said Andrew Bushnell, Research Fellow at the free market think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs. The IPA criminal justice project today released its second major research paper, Criminal justice reform: Lessons from the United
28 April 2017
Criminal Justice Reform – Lessons From The United States
Criminal justice reform first principles • Criminal justice reform in the United States has slowed the rate of growth of incarceration, reduced recidivism, and saving money. • The reform agenda has had bipartisan input and support, with reforms being implemented in many cases with Republican leadership. • The principles of successful criminal justice reform: » Community safety is paramount, and
28 April 2017
Locking Down Crime
Community safety is the highest priority of the criminal justice system and the NSW government can be proud of the latest batch of crime statistics. Robbery and theft have declined 13 per cent from the last quarter of 2016.Other serious crimes such as murder and assault are stable. This stands in stark contrast to Victoria where serious crime is skyrocketing,
7 April 2017
Criminal Justice Reform Does Not Start In Jails
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. Criminal justice reform must always be about maximising community safety. The Government is right to look for inefficiencies in the criminal justice system. WA has
