Australian Courts: Controversies, Challenges and Change

ISBN-13: 9783031190629 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 394 str.

Marg Camilleri; Alistair Harkness

Opis

This edited collection brings together scholars and practitioners in every chapter to provide a comprehensive and unique exploration of courts in Australia. The primary focus is to identify controversies, challenges and change, in the form of potential reforms within the courts across Australian jurisdictions. Bringing forward original research and scholarship on a wide array of courts in Australia, combined with insightful practitioner perspectives, research will be effectively integrated with practice. This book is the first comprehensive collection of its kind to canvas the diversity of courts in Australia, providing comprehensive critical analysis of contemporary issues, debates and reforms. It considers the array of courts across state, territory and national jurisdictions in Australia, including coroners’ courts, family courts, criminal, civil courts and problem solving courts. It also adopts an intersectional approach, providing insights into the perspectives of various court users such as people with disability, ethnic minorities, Indigenous Australians, and victims of crime. Each chapter provides opportunities for further debate among scholars, practitioners and students regarding potential future directions for reform to improve the efficacy, equity and accessibility of Australian courts.This collection serves as an international ready reference for students, scholars and practitioners alike.

Spis treści

1. Controversies, challenges, and change.- 2. Indigenous Courts.- 3. Problem solving courts.- 4. Coroners’ Courts and death investigations.- 5. The Family Court.- 6. Civil courts and tribunals.- 7. Children and young people in court.- 8. Juries in the digital age.- 9. Bail decisions.- 10. Victim participatory rights.- 11. Injustices and inequitable outcomes.- 12. Delaying justice.- 13. Prosecution in the Magistrates’ Courts.- 14. Politics, parliament and public influence over the courts.- 15. Courts and the media.- 16. Debates and future directions.

O autorze

Marg Camilleri is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Federation University Australia, a position she has occupied for seven years. Prior to her academic career, Marg worked for approximately 20 years in a range of justice related positions including for Government and Community Legal Centres.

Alistair Harkness is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of New England, Australia. He was a Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002-2010. His primary research interests are in acquisitive crime, with a particular emphasis on crime prevention, policing responses and community partnerships.

Blurb

This book is an excellent resource for students in law, criminology, policing and social work as well as practitioners and policymakers; indeed, anyone seeking to understand the complexities of Australian Courts. - Elaine Barclay, retired Associate Professor in Criminology

A book which explores the contexts, complexities and challenges of courts is therefore extremely timely and, given the dearth of systematic reviews in this area, presents a wonderful contribution to better understanding what Australian courts do and how they work. It provides an excellent informed introduction to one of our most important social institutions. - Rob White, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Criminology

Australian Courts: Challenges, Controversies and Change brings together scholars and practitioners in a comprehensive and unique exploration of courts in Australia. It identifies existing controversies and challenges associated with Australian courts, and proposes a suite of reforms within various Australian jurisdictions.

As the first comprehensive edited collection to canvas the diversity of courts in Australia, this book provides a critical analysis of contemporary issues, debates and reforms. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, it considers courts across state, territory and national jurisdictions, including the coroners court, family court, criminal, civil court, Indigenous sentencing courts and problem-solving courts. It also considers an array of issues, such as the relationships between parliaments and the courts, the place of victims, the impacts of justice delayed, and the role of the media – all matters which arise for court users and practitioners in different court settings.

Marg Camilleri is a senior lecturer in criminology and criminal justice at Federation University Australia.

Alistair Harkness is a senior lecturer in criminology and co-director of the Centre for Rural Criminology at the University of New England in Australia.