Publications

This 2002 paper prepared by Zoe Ellerman draws attention to the high demands made of Indigenous councils, even though they have a limited capacity to meet those demands.

This report updates the CJC's 1995 report on the funding of legal aid and public prosecutions in Queensland.

This volume contains copies of survey instruments which were used during the Beenleigh Break and Enter Reduction Project and should be read in conjunction with the report from this project: Lightning Strikes Twice: Preventing Repeat Home Burglary.

This report shares the lessons learnt from a pilot project in Queensland which trialed strategies to reduce the risk of people being burgled again. One of the results of the project was a reduction of 14.8 per cent in repeat burglaries. The Queensland Police...

This document describes the Sibling Study research project. The Sibling Study incorporates both qualitative and quantitative data and represents a unique body of information about young people’s trajectories through adolescence. The Sibling Study research...

This paper is the first of a series of papers drawing upon the findings of the Sibling Study in order to explore adolescent criminality in Australia. The Sibling Study is an investigation, conducted over several years, of young people's involvement in...

This report presents the results of a CJC review of the policies and procedures operating in this State to safeguard vulnerable young people from sexual misconduct by state school employees. The report focuses on strategies for minimising the risk of sexual...

The Police Powers Briefing Paper includes information on the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000.

This report is a follow-up of a survey conducted in 1998, which measured police officers' perceptions of the promotion and transfer system prior to the introduction of a new selection panel system.

In July 1999, AC Nielsen Market Research conducted a telephone survey of 1502 Queensland residents on behalf of the CJC. In early 2000, the CJC produced two reports on the survey findings, the first about public attitudes to the CJC and the second about...