Posts tagged incarceration

Pandemic impacts on women: Insights from community law

As the Women’s Policy Action Tank has documented over the course of 2020, women have had unique impacts and challenges as a result of COVID-19, and they also have unique recovery requirements following this unprecedented year. In today’s analysis, Shorna Moore of the Federation of Community Legal Services (@CommunityLawVic) provides insight into women’s experiences through their interactions with community legal services, and shares a recovery roadmap. This analysis is drawn from the newly-released report, A Just and Equitable COVID Recovery – A Community Legal Sector Plan for Victoria.

Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action Tank14 December 2020COVID-19, Law, family violence, employment, incarceration, economic policy

Why racialized youth perceptions of police matter

Kanika Samuels-Wortley, scholar at the University of Waterloo, reveals stories of police violence and prejudice towards Indigenous and Black populations, and explains why understanding these experiences is critical for justice and equity.

Issues, AdvocacyPower to Persuade30 October 2019policing, policy problem, justice, Social Welfare, incarceration, Equity

Rethinking justice: The transformative potential of health-justice partnerships

If we believe in a society that is just and equitable, and where the rule of law is both respected and effective in maintaining such a society, then our criminal justice system is failing us in achieving these aims. In today’s post, Helen Forster of Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand proposes basic principles for addressing shortcomings in how the criminal justice system interacts with women, and proposes that innovative health justice partnerships offer a promising corrective.

Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action Tank28 March 2019crime, incarceration, Gender Inequity, indigenous issues

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