2016 Annual Alice Tay Lecture in Human Rights - Unpacking Justice Reinvestment

The Herbert and Valmae Freilich Foundation at the ANU in conjunction with the University of Canberra presents

The Annual Alice Tay Lecture in law and Human Rights 2016

Unpacking Justice Re-investment

A panel discussion with:

Dr Tom Calma, UC Chancellor

Dr Jill Guthrie, Senior Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, and Director of Research and Knowledge Translation, Lowitja Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research

Dr Michael Levy, ACT Health, Director Corrections Health

Please register here.

Q & A will be facilitated by Associate Professor Lorana Bartels, Head of the University of Canberra's School of Law and Justice. Member of the ACT Government's Justice Reinvestment Advisory Group.

 Justice Reinvestment is a philosophy and policy option for rethinking the criminal justice system so that large sums of taxpayer money are not spent on imprisoning people for low level activity. 

It requires a political decision to invest that money back into the community. 

It can be conceptualised as a set of responses to a growing body of research showing that a smaller number of communities is responsible for high amount of incarcerated people and correctional services spending.

This panel discussion is aimed at understanding in detail how such a philosophy and policy can help to reduce incarceration rates and make real, and long-term, impacts in criminal justice.