Index. Challenging court landscapes and opportunities for change / Marg Camilleri and Alistair Harkness -- 2. Politics, parliament and the courts / Alistair Harkness -- Practitioner perspective : the role of parliamentarians in making laws / Simon Finn -- 3. Juries in the digital age : managing juror online and social media use during trial / Jane Goodman-Delahunty and David Tait -- Practitioner perspective : a view from the bench : juries in the digital age / Judge W. Graham Turnbull SC -- 4. Courts and the media / Lisa Waller and Katrina Clifford -- Practitioner perspective : Pell, the press and a pandemic / Danny Tran -- 5. Prosecutions in the summary jurisdictions / Sophie Ellis and Marg Camilleri -- Practitioner perspective : police-led prosecutions in the magistrates' court / Sophie Ellis -- 6. Bail decisions : key challenges driving bail refusal / Emma Colvin -- Practitioner perspective : key challenges driving bail refusal / Lydia Hamilton -- 7.. Delaying justice / Liz Curran -- Practitioner perspective : justice delayed / Sharon E. Lacy -- 8. Injustices and inequitable outcomes : miscarriages of justice and wrongful convictions / Rachel Dioso-Villa and Caitlin Nash -- Practitioner perspective : wrongful conviction : the case of Terry Irving / Michael O'Keeffe -- 9. Problem-solving courts / Lacey Schaefer and Caitlyn Egan -- Practitioner perspective : a reflection on problem-solving courts in Australia / Elizabeth Daniels -- 10. Indigenous sentencing courts / Elena Marchetti and Linda M. Ryle -- Practitioner perspective : Murri Court / Jacqueline Payne -- 11. Coroners courts and death investigations / Fiona Allison and Chris Cunneen -- Practitioner perspective : chasing professionalism : the practitioner role in responding to First Nations deaths in custody / Craig Longman and Alison Whittaker -- 12. Victims' participatory rights / Marg Camilleri -- Practitioner perspective : victims/survivors and the courts : from alienation and secondary victimisation to participatory rights / Dagmar Jenkins -- 13. Children and young people in court / Rosemary Sheehan and Susan Baidawi -- Practitioner perspective a participatory approach to young offenders in the children's court / Laura Chipp -- 14. Family courts and family violence / Thea Brown and Renata Alexander -- Practitioner perspective : family law professionals and the court / Renata Alexander -- 15. The Ur-controversy of civil justice / Joe McIntyre -- Practitioner perspective : a reflection on civil litigation / Ben Doyle CK and Stephen McDonald SC -- 16. Challenging court landscapes and opportunities for change / Marg Camilleri and Alistair Harkness -- Index.
Summary:
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.
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