Evaluation of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Agreement / Chris Cunneen, Neva Collings and Nina Ralph.

Sydney : Crime and Justice Research Network; University of Sydney Law School Institute of Criminology, 2005.

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Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Queensland.

Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland -- Criminal justice system.

Torres Strait Islanders -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Queensland.

Torres Strait Islanders -- Queensland -- Criminal justice system.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Agreement was developed by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Board (ATSIAB) and the Queensland Government. It was signed by the Premier, four Ministers and the Chair and members of ATSIAB on 19 December 2000. The Agreement lasts until 2011. In December 2004 the Queensland Government invited tenders for an independent evaluation of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Agreement in terms of its outcomes and possible future directions. The consultant (Professor Chris Cunneen) was contracted to undertake the evaluation. The governance arrangements for the consultancy were a Steering Committee, a Reference Group and a Project Manager.1 The evaluation is designed to meet strategic requirements which provide for: An assessment of the effectiveness of the Agreement in meeting its reduced incarceration goals, An assessment of government agencies in meeting their commitments to the Justice Plan. The identification of positive initiatives (best practice) and blockages or shortcomings which need to be addressed. The identification of additional or alternative strategies that will assist in meeting the outcomes of the Justice Agreement.

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