Police Culture and Professionalism: A Follow-up Study of Recruits. This is a follow-up study of a longitudinal (1995-1997) research on police culture. The original research, based on a cohort of 150 police recruits, analysed the socialisation process and the development of concepts of police professionalism. The proposed study will track the careers of the cohort and examine any changes in attitudes to policing and professionalism since the original study. It will be the first study of its kind ....Police Culture and Professionalism: A Follow-up Study of Recruits. This is a follow-up study of a longitudinal (1995-1997) research on police culture. The original research, based on a cohort of 150 police recruits, analysed the socialisation process and the development of concepts of police professionalism. The proposed study will track the careers of the cohort and examine any changes in attitudes to policing and professionalism since the original study. It will be the first study of its kind in Australia and is expected to further the researcher's already recognised theoretical and practical contribution to the understanding of police culture and its relationship with the socio-political conditions of policing.Read moreRead less
Policing Migration in Australia: an analysis of onshore migration policing networks. Recent events concerning the wrongful detention and deportation of Australian citizens have drawn attention to the significant impact of the enforcement of immigration controls within Australian communities. However, this dimension of law enforcement has received little or no attention from academic researchers. An improved understanding of the nature and dynamics of migration policing will provide social benefi ....Policing Migration in Australia: an analysis of onshore migration policing networks. Recent events concerning the wrongful detention and deportation of Australian citizens have drawn attention to the significant impact of the enforcement of immigration controls within Australian communities. However, this dimension of law enforcement has received little or no attention from academic researchers. An improved understanding of the nature and dynamics of migration policing will provide social benefits through the promotion of good relations with ethnic minority communities and the accountable exercise of statutory powers. This understanding is crucial if institutions of social regulation are to adapt to the challenges of policing a society which is not only multicultural but also increasingly globally interconnected.Read moreRead less
The Prison Project: Penal Culture and the Re-invention of the Prison in Australia. The Prison Project addresses the issue of increased use of imprisonment over recent decades. It is the first comprehensive Australian investigation of penal policy and practice at national and state and territory levels. The research will provide analysis of the reasons and justifications for the increased use of imprisonment, particularly in the context of perceived effects on crime and the substantial public cos ....The Prison Project: Penal Culture and the Re-invention of the Prison in Australia. The Prison Project addresses the issue of increased use of imprisonment over recent decades. It is the first comprehensive Australian investigation of penal policy and practice at national and state and territory levels. The research will provide analysis of the reasons and justifications for the increased use of imprisonment, particularly in the context of perceived effects on crime and the substantial public costs incurred by correctional services. The project will document and analyse the effects of changes in sentencing law and practice, and administrative changes in penal policy.Read moreRead less
The Admission and Exclusion of Asylum Seekers: The Search for Legitimate Parameters. The admission of asylum seekers into Australia is a burning political, legal and human rights issue. While Australia has dramatically reduced the inflow of asylum seekers through the Pacific Solution and other administrative and legal mechanisms, there are serious national and international concerns as to whether the strategies are consistent with international standards and principles of social justice. This p ....The Admission and Exclusion of Asylum Seekers: The Search for Legitimate Parameters. The admission of asylum seekers into Australia is a burning political, legal and human rights issue. While Australia has dramatically reduced the inflow of asylum seekers through the Pacific Solution and other administrative and legal mechanisms, there are serious national and international concerns as to whether the strategies are consistent with international standards and principles of social justice. This project investigates Australia's exclusionary policies towards asylum-seekers and establishes a definitive framework for developing Australian asylum law consistent with international standards.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0239672
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$277,000.00
Summary
AustLII: Creating national and regional infrastructure for all legal research. This is the third year of a project to develop an online national legal research facility at the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII - http://www.austlii.edu.au/) comprising completion or creation of (i) a comprehensive national primary legal materials collection; (ii) key historical legal materials; (ii) a regional legal information service; (iv) a gateway facility to other Australian legal materials; ....AustLII: Creating national and regional infrastructure for all legal research. This is the third year of a project to develop an online national legal research facility at the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII - http://www.austlii.edu.au/) comprising completion or creation of (i) a comprehensive national primary legal materials collection; (ii) key historical legal materials; (ii) a regional legal information service; (iv) a gateway facility to other Australian legal materials; (v) a core collection of secondary materials; and (vi) computing capacity necessary for research into large-scale computerisation of law.
The outcome will be to enhance the research productivity of all Australian legal researchers no matter where located, and to enhance AustLII's own capacity to carry out research into large-scale computerisation of law.
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Improving online case law within the constraints of free access through heuristic linking and resulting discovery mechanisms. Better interconnections between cases and between cases and other documents, will improve the work of the judiciary, lawyers and legal researchers. Improved speed, accuracy and comprehensiveness of assessment of the legal implications of previous cases should result in better quality client advice and judicial decisions. The general public and business, for whom AustLII ....Improving online case law within the constraints of free access through heuristic linking and resulting discovery mechanisms. Better interconnections between cases and between cases and other documents, will improve the work of the judiciary, lawyers and legal researchers. Improved speed, accuracy and comprehensiveness of assessment of the legal implications of previous cases should result in better quality client advice and judicial decisions. The general public and business, for whom AustLII is the principal means of accessing law, will also benefit from better understanding of, and easier access to, the interconnections between the sources of law. Free access via AustLII's increasingly comprehensive coverage of Australian Courts and Tribunals means these innovations will be of immediate broad national benefit.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0882782
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$169,776.00
Summary
The Australian Legal Scholarship Library - enhancing research infrastructure for Australian law. It is difficult to find Australian legal scholarship of the last 50 years because too little of it is available online or searchable from any central location. The Australian Legal Scholarship Library, located on AustLII, will remedy that by creating a comprehensive repository for Australian academic and non-profit law journals, law school repositories for all of their new scholarship no matter whe ....The Australian Legal Scholarship Library - enhancing research infrastructure for Australian law. It is difficult to find Australian legal scholarship of the last 50 years because too little of it is available online or searchable from any central location. The Australian Legal Scholarship Library, located on AustLII, will remedy that by creating a comprehensive repository for Australian academic and non-profit law journals, law school repositories for all of their new scholarship no matter where it is eventually published, and smart methods of finding how legal documents relate to each other. People researching Australian law, whether for business, academic or community purposes, will benefit from better access to this wealth of expertise.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0989957
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$150,000.00
Summary
The International & Humanitarian Law Library - A global dimension in Australian legal research infrastructure. All researchers in international and humanitarian law in Australian Law Schools will use this infrastructure to improve their research. So will similar researchers from Universities worldwide, enhancing Australia's reputation in this field. Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and other government agencies involved in international law, co-operation and trade, will obt ....The International & Humanitarian Law Library - A global dimension in Australian legal research infrastructure. All researchers in international and humanitarian law in Australian Law Schools will use this infrastructure to improve their research. So will similar researchers from Universities worldwide, enhancing Australia's reputation in this field. Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and other government agencies involved in international law, co-operation and trade, will obtain similar benefits from resources not available within government, assisting the Australian Government's moves toward greater involvement in international institutions. Researchers from non-government organisations with international engagements will benefit from free access, as will all Australians who wish to better inform themselves in these fields.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0453865
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$693,818.00
Summary
World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII): Australia's lead role in creating global legal research infrastructure (Stage 2). The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) is leading the development of a comprehensive global free access internet legal research facility ('WorldLII' - the World Legal Information Institute), in cooperation with an international consortium of free access legal information providers. We are simultaneously extending the quantity and quality of AustLII as Au ....World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII): Australia's lead role in creating global legal research infrastructure (Stage 2). The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) is leading the development of a comprehensive global free access internet legal research facility ('WorldLII' - the World Legal Information Institute), in cooperation with an international consortium of free access legal information providers. We are simultaneously extending the quantity and quality of AustLII as Australia's only national legal research infrastructure, and integrating it into the emerging WorldLII structure and standards. All Australian legal researchers, and the Australian community, are benefiting. Stage 2 expands the available databases, improves retrieval facilities and interfaces, increases system security and reliability, and satisfies rapidly increasing access demands.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0668368
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$650,000.00
Summary
AustLII's expanding legal research facilities: the innovation engine for development of Commonwealth, common law and Asian legal information infrastructure. The administration of justice and all Australian legal researchers will benefit from the expanded legal databases, more sophisticated interconnections, quality and reliability of Australia's free-access national legal research infrastructure, AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute). Access by Australian researchers to high quality ....AustLII's expanding legal research facilities: the innovation engine for development of Commonwealth, common law and Asian legal information infrastructure. The administration of justice and all Australian legal researchers will benefit from the expanded legal databases, more sophisticated interconnections, quality and reliability of Australia's free-access national legal research infrastructure, AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute). Access by Australian researchers to high quality international legal information will benefit from AustLII's continuing leadership of the global consortium of free-access legal information providers via its operation of the World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) and creation of new Commonwealth and Asian components of that network. Australia's interests are furthered by increased transparency of regional legal systems.Read moreRead less