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Youth justice, Maori style Jan 14, 2020

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Sit in on a Rangatahi, one of the Maori Youth Courts of New Zealand. Find out how they compare to Indigenous courts in Australia.

No handcuffs, no uniform: a different approach to youth justice Jan 07, 2020

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Come on a tour of Korowai Manaaki Youth Residence in Auckland. Meet the troubled young offenders and the people who care for them. What can we learn from NZ and what can they learn from us?

A selfie, credit card and CCTV: a burglar's digital trail Dec 31, 2019

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It was a case of 'guilty by social media' when a burglar's twelve day, $58,000 crime spree was brought undone by his glaring digital fingerprints.

The dog helping survivors give harrowing evidence Dec 24, 2019

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In an Australian first highly trained Labradors are supporting vulnerable witnesses in Victorian criminal trials.

Bullying and sexual harassment in the legal profession Dec 17, 2019

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A global study across 135 countries by the International Bar Association has found that bullying and sexual harassment is widespread in the legal profession. The report makes a number of recommendations to change the culture and work environment in the law office. NB* This program was first broadcast 20 August 2019.

Legal aid in bushfire zones, and private security firms helping family violence survivors Dec 10, 2019

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As bushfires sweep across NSW, emergency services continue to battle the blazes. In areas where the immediate danger has passed there are a range of other organisations supporting those affected, including giving legal advice. Also, how and why family violence services use private security companies to protect vulnerable women. New research is highlighting the benefits and the risks.

Australia's first school lawyer Dec 03, 2019

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Meet the first in-house school lawyer in Australia. Vincent Shin provides legal advice to students and their families who attend a Victorian school.

How Australia, Canada assess asylum seekers' claims for refugee status Nov 26, 2019

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How does a public servant decide whether someone is a refugee? And is it better to grant an asylum seeker protection when they don't need it, or to deny them protection when they do?

High Court to decide Akon Guode infanticide, murder sentence anomaly Nov 19, 2019

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How should you punish someone who has committed two very different crimes at the same time? That's the dilemma before the High Court, which is considering extending the prison term of a Melbourne woman who killed three of her seven children by driving her car into a lake.

The culture gap in the law Nov 12, 2019

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If you fill a law firm or court room with more lawyers from a wider range of backgrounds, will it automatically become a more inclusive one to work in? Panel discussion organised by the Asian Australian Lawyers Association and the Muslim Legal Network held at Ashurst Melbourne.

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