Home is where the heart of legal need is

AbstractPreliminary findings from the Legal Australia - Wide (LAW) Survey indicate that homeless people are an especially disadvantaged group who have increased vulnerability to a wide range of legal problems. The findings suggest that addressing the legal and non-legal needs of homeless people should be a priority and may require a holistic or client-focused approach, involving an integrated response from legal and broader human services

Targeting intervention strategies to reduce juvenile recidivism. by Christine Coumarelos and Don Weatherburn

Under the influence of labelling theory, juvenile justice policy has tended to emphasise the importance of diverting young offenders away from court. This emphasis has been reinforce by recent claims that community-based restorative sanctions, such as Community Aid Panels and Family Group Conferences are more effective in reducing juvenile recidivism than sending young offenders to court

ii Policing Pubs: Evaluation of Licensing Enforcement Strategy PREFACE

Increasing attention is being paid by law enforcement authorities to the role of licensed premises in the management of street offences such as assault, malicious damage to property and offensive conduct. In part this is due to the results of studies which have consistently shown that a high proportion of these offences occur either in or around licensed premises. It is also partly due to a realization that police efforts to reduce the incidence of street offences are only likely to be successful if members of the community play an active role in limiting the opportunities and incentives for such offences. A landmark study by Jeffs and Saunders in the United Kingdom in 1983 has given particular impetus to police efforts to try to limit excessive consumption of alcohol on licensed premises as a means of reducing the level of assault, malicious damage to property and offensive conduct. Jeffs and Saunders examined the impact of a policing strategy undertaken in Torquay, England, designed to enhance the enforcement of licensing legislation in that town. They found a significant drop in assault, malicious damage to property and offensive conduct after police officers began an enforcement regime involving regular but unpredictable visits to licensed premises to check for breaches of licensing laws