Justice and Human Rights

This Budget includes funding for the long-awaited spent conviction scheme.

A guest post from Megan Weier at the Centre for Social Impact. When governments talk about ‘progress’, it’s almost always

Financial counsellors across Victoria say they’re stressed, overworked and fearful of making bad decisions on the job.

strong and vibrant communities will do more to prevent crime than any number of 'cops on the beat'.

No matter what you call it, investing in communities works.

Too many Victorians miss out on access to justice because they can’t find legal help.

In Victoria, over 40 per cent of people who have been in prison will commit another crime and be back

Would you ask a doctor to flip a coin to see if you’ll get a check-up and appropriate treatment?

Victoria's Charter of Human Rights was an first important step. But it’s now time for the next great stride.

No to Violence takes us inside the court system and explains the work of those tasked with engaging with men affected

Why if you're poor, live in regional Victoria or happen to be Aboriginal, are you more likely to end up

While the United States’ approach to incarceration differs from state to state, some parts of the USA are leading the

Among welcome measures, Victoria's new 'supermax' youth jail represents a missed opportunity to create a world-class youth justice system.

There is a reason VCOSS called the 2017 Victorian Budget "a budget with a heart". It contains a historic and

Funding to develop an Aboriginal treaty, a LGBTI inclusive Victoria and implementing the state's multicultural policy are positive investments to

Sending more and more people to prison is not making Victoria any safer. Through justice reinvestment we can redirect prison

Victoria has a problem with the repeat and violent offending behaviours by a small number of young offenders. But we

This video, prepared for VCOSS’s 70th birthday celebration at the Melbourne Town Hall in November 2016, charts the organisation’s progress

Four Corners shocked Australia with images from inside the Don Dale detention centre, prompting widespread condemnation and a Royal Commission.

Poker machines do immeasurably more harm than good. They create and exacerbate the social disadvantage VCOSS members are then asked

  The Victorian Government is reviewing the regulations that govern the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) fee structure. VCAT

Many communities across the Latrobe Valley, and Morwell in particular, have suffered from severe social and health disadvantage for many

VCOSS welcomes the 2016 Victorian Budget’s focus on diverting disadvantaged people away from the justice system and addressing the underlying

The expansion of the Drug Court of Victoria to the Melbourne region will help reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for

The State of Reconciliation in Australia report is a clarion call to rethink our nation’s approach to reconciliation after more

VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. The state budget submission proposes the

The new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report The health of Australia’s prisoners 2015 shows that prisoners in

The current minimum age of criminal responsibility in Australia is out of step with international law, and evidence about children’s

“They arrested me, accused me of working for the Tamil Tigers and I could not escape. They continuously tortured me

Tiffany Overall, Convenor of Smart Justice for Young People, writes on how trialling a justice reinvestment approach could help tackle