Justice and Human Rights
A guest post from Megan Weier at the Centre for Social Impact. When governments talk about ‘progress’, it’s almost always
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Financial counsellors across Victoria say they’re stressed, overworked and fearful of making bad decisions on the job.
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strong and vibrant communities will do more to prevent crime than any number of 'cops on the beat'.
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In Victoria, over 40 per cent of people who have been in prison will commit another crime and be back
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Would you ask a doctor to flip a coin to see if you’ll get a check-up and appropriate treatment?
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Victoria's Charter of Human Rights was an first important step. But it’s now time for the next great stride.
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No to Violence takes us inside the court system and explains the work of those tasked with engaging with men affected
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Why if you're poor, live in regional Victoria or happen to be Aboriginal, are you more likely to end up
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While the United States’ approach to incarceration differs from state to state, some parts of the USA are leading the
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There is a reason VCOSS called the 2017 Victorian Budget "a budget with a heart". It contains a historic and
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Funding to develop an Aboriginal treaty, a LGBTI inclusive Victoria and implementing the state's multicultural policy are positive investments to
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Sending more and more people to prison is not making Victoria any safer. Through justice reinvestment we can redirect prison
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Victoria has a problem with the repeat and violent offending behaviours by a small number of young offenders. But we
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This video, prepared for VCOSS’s 70th birthday celebration at the Melbourne Town Hall in November 2016, charts the organisation’s progress
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Four Corners shocked Australia with images from inside the Don Dale detention centre, prompting widespread condemnation and a Royal Commission.
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Poker machines do immeasurably more harm than good. They create and exacerbate the social disadvantage VCOSS members are then asked
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The Victorian Government is reviewing the regulations that govern the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) fee structure. VCAT
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Many communities across the Latrobe Valley, and Morwell in particular, have suffered from severe social and health disadvantage for many
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VCOSS welcomes the 2016 Victorian Budget’s focus on diverting disadvantaged people away from the justice system and addressing the underlying
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The expansion of the Drug Court of Victoria to the Melbourne region will help reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for
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The State of Reconciliation in Australia report is a clarion call to rethink our nation’s approach to reconciliation after more
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VCOSS recently published its 2016-17 State Budget Submission: Putting people back in the picture. The state budget submission proposes the
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The new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report The health of Australia’s prisoners 2015 shows that prisoners in
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The current minimum age of criminal responsibility in Australia is out of step with international law, and evidence about children’s
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“They arrested me, accused me of working for the Tamil Tigers and I could not escape. They continuously tortured me
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Tiffany Overall, Convenor of Smart Justice for Young People, writes on how trialling a justice reinvestment approach could help tackle
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The review of Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights is a chance to strengthen the protection and promotion of human rights.
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