PECRC Oral

Estrella Pearce, Western Sydney University, Australia  *corresponding author: e.pearce@westernsydney.edu.au The ethos of restorative justice as a viable alternative to more punitive measures has been received with varying degrees of enthusiasm across different jurisdictions. In NSW, for example, only 3% of young...

Eve Mullins, University of Edinburgh  *evemullins@gmail.com / emullins@exceed.ac.uk   In the field of Corrections, communication between practitioners and clients is central to building effective working relationships, aiming to reduce reoffending. Current approaches dominating this field, the Risk-Needs-Responsivity model and the Good...

Cassandra Thoars*, University of Tasmania (Hobart)  *corresponding author: cthoars@utas.edu.au   A major challenge facing Australian society is the rate of recidivism among youth offenders. What role does education play in its reduction?  Engagement in Education: the panacea for juvenile recidivism? is...

Shelley Eder*, Charles Darwin University *Shelley.Eder@cdu.edu.au   Research has consistently demonstrated that factors related to procedural justice can and do impact rates of compliance with the law. Recent research has suggested that this effect also applies in the context of the...

Shelley Eder*, Charles Darwin University *Shelley.Eder@cdu.edu.au   Research has consistently demonstrated that factors related to procedural justice can and do impact rates of compliance with the law. Recent research has suggested that this effect also applies in the context of the...

Ariel Yin Yee Yap, Monash University *corresponding author: Ariel Yin Yee Yap, yyyap6@student.monash.edu   Five major reforms to counter-terrorism legislation and instruments were introduced by the Australian Government between mid 2014 and November 2015. This paper argues that these changes signify...

Tasia Power, Centre for Law and Justice, Charles Sturt University  *Tasia Power: tpower@csu.edu.au   The most significant demographic change to occur in the Asia Pacific region in the last three decades has been the increase in levels of migration and personal...

Peta-Jane Hogg*, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia *corresponding author: peta-jane.hogg@research.uwa.edu.au   The Australian government’s initial policy on human trafficking, in the form of criminal offences enacted in 1999, was developed exclusively within a criminalisation framework. This choice...

Lesedi Mashumba*, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia * lesedi.mashumba@griffithuni.edu.au   The Botswana Police Service like many other police services in the world, is mandated with protecting life and property, maintaining security and public tranquility, repressing internal disturbances...

Lesedi Mashumba*, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia * lesedi.mashumba@griffithuni.edu.au   The Botswana Police Service like many other police services in the world, is mandated with protecting life and property, maintaining security and public tranquility, repressing internal disturbances...