Events
ABC Radio National Interview
QCJC Director Dan Toombs will be interviewed by ABC Radio National Breakfast on 8 November 2010 to discuss the potential impact of the Queensland Court of Appeal decision in Avery. Dan will also be interviewed by local ABC on the same day. Links to the MP3 download are here read more
QCJC, Legal Aid Queensland and Court Network
QCJC, Legal Aid Queensland and Court Network are presently in discussions with respect to both the increased utilisation of court volunteers and training of lawyers and judicial officers with respect to issues relating to disability and the Queensland criminal justice system. "We've been working closely with Court Network, training their volunteers across the State. We see real opportunities through the enhanced use of volunteers in diverting vulnerable defendants to appropriate interventions," Project Coordinator… read more
QCJC conducts Mental Health & Disability Training at QLD Police Academy
QCJC Director Dan Toombs this week facilitated training to Police Cadets on the importance of identification of disability and early intervention. He encouraged Police Cadets to take a proactive and interventionist stance in relation to matters where there is prevalence of disability and not to use the criminal justice system as the default setting. read more
QCJC presenting in Edinburgh in June and in New York in July 2009
The Queensland Criminal Justice Centre: Encouraging the use of therapeutic forums to enhance access to justice for mentally ill defendants. Click Here to view Edinburgh Convention Click here to view New York Convention read more
The 9th Annual International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services: QCJC's Presentation
The Queensland Criminal Justice Centre: Encouraging the use of therapeutic forums to enhance access to justice for mentally ill defendants Queensland’s Mental Health Court was established in 2002. When a person is charged with an indictable criminal offence, this specialist Court may be required to decide whether a person is of unsound mind, or fit for trial, either permanently or temporarily. However, where a person is charged with a summary offence only, there is no such recourse to the Mental Health Court… read more
The 31st Congress of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health: 28 June - 4 July: QCJC's Presentation
Click here information on New York Convention July 2009 Rough Justice: The Collision between the Mentally Ill and the Queensland Criminal Justice System This presentation extrapolates the findings of the award winning evidence-based research of Queensland’s Disability Law Project; the first specialist legal service of its kind in Australia. The presentation identifies the efficiencies and deficiencies of the Queensland criminal justice system, particularly the legal face of that system in its treatment of people… read more
