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Further Information The Legal information access centre (Liac) located in the State Library can help if you need more information about the law, including cases and legislation. The service is free and confidential. LIAC selects and updates a standard collection of resources to answer commonly asked questions about the law, which is available in all public library branches and is also in the 36 prison libraries across NSW. See back cover for LIAC contact details. BOOKs And jOurnAls The law handbook, 10th ed, R Barry (ed), Redfern Legal Centre Publishing 2007. See Chapter 36 Prisoners. A Tool Kit title available in all public libraries. 11th edition available August 2009. Brown, Farrier, Neal and Weisbrot’s criminal laws: materials and commentary on criminal process in NSW, Brown, Farrier, Egger, McNamara and Steel, Federation Press, 2006. See Chapter 12 Sentencing and penalty. A Law Books for Libraries title available in many public libraries – contact LIAC for details. Corrections criminology, S O’Toole and S Eyland (eds) Hawkins Press 2005. Corrections in Australia, S O’Toole, Butterworths 2002. Crime and criminology, R White and F Haines, Oxford University Press, 4th ed, 2008. Crime and justice: a guide to criminology, A Goldsmith, M Israel and K Daly (eds), Lawbook Co, 2006. See Chapter 16 Prisons and imprisonment. History of Australian corrections, S O’Toole, UNSW Press, 2006. Introduction to crime and criminology, H Hayes and T Prenzler, 2nd ed, Pearson Education Australia, 2008. See Chapter 18 Corrections. Continued – see over. image unavailable Stateville prison in Joliet, Illinois, opened in 1925. Designed by criminologist Jeremy Bentham, it is the only remaining panopticon cell house or roundhouse still in use in the USA. Lloyd DeGrane, 1990. Chicago Historical Society. Further information 27
Issues relating to the operations and management of the Department of Corrective Services, NSW Parliament Legislative Council, General Purpose Standing Committee No. 3, 2006. Available at http:// www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/committee. nsf/V3Home under reports on the left hand menu, select All (1999+) and scroll down to find the report dated 5 June 2006. Juvenile justice: youth and crime in Australia, C Cunneen and R White, 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2007. See Chapter 11 Detention and community corrections. Law and order in Australia: rhetoric and reality, D Weatherburn, Federation Press, 2004. See Chapter 5 What can the criminal justice system do? Privatisation of prisons, L Roth, NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service, No.3, 2004. Also available online at www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/ publications.nsf/V3ListRPSubject scroll down to find the paper dated July 2004. World encyclopedia of police forces and correctional systems, G Kurian (ed), Gale 2006. WeBsiTes & services Australian Bureau of Statistics www.abs.gov.au Website includes the report Prisoners in Australia 2007 and media releases on crime and justice statistics. Australian Institute of Criminology www.aic.gov.au Australian Prison Research Project www.app.unsw.edu.au Academic research project on penal culture, includes links to research. NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au NSW Department of Corrective Services www.dcs.nsw.gov.au Website includes information on visiting, offender management and research and statistics. Also includes: – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Inmate Handbook, 2nd ed. 2002. www.dcs.nsw.gov.au/ offender_management/offender_services_and_ programs/ASPU/ATSI%20Inmate%20Handbook.pdf Legal Aid NSW www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au – ‘Back on track’ is a series of 6 DVDs produced by Legal Aid NSW in 2008 to educate prisoners on resolving legal problems, including the court process, debt, fines and tenancy. – Prisoners Legal Service, operated by Legal Aid NSW, provides free and confidential legal advice and minor assistance, including court appearances for prisoners in most gaols in NSW. Tel: 9219 5888 LawAccess NSW – Prisoners Service LawAccess is a telephone service that provides free legal information, advice and referrals to people with a legal problem in NSW. Prisoners can call LawAccess via their toll-free 1300 number for legal information and referrals. Prisoners are classified as priority clients and are transferred directly to Legal Aid if they have a court matter or are put straight through to a LawAccess lawyer for other issues. Community Restorative Centre NSW www.crcnsw.org.au CRC is a community organisation providing support to people affected by the criminal justice system, particularly prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families. Services include counselling accommodation, subsidised transport, court support, outreach, information, advice and referrals. Factsheets on the website include: – Families of prisoners: frequently asked questions (NSW), 2008, http://www.crcnsw.org.au/families/ families.htm also available in Arabic, Chinese, English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Greek. – Getting out: your guide to surviving on the outside (NSW), 2008 http://www.crcnsw.org.au/ PDFs/CRC_Getting_Out.pdf Justice Action www.justiceaction.org.au A community-based organisation comprising criminal justice and prison reform activists which includes prisoners, ex-prisoners, lawyers, academics, victims of crime, and community members. NSW Council for Civil Liberties www.nswccl.org.au/issues/prisoners/index.php Website includes useful articles, information on dealing with complaints and links. Australian Human Rights Commission www.humanrights.gov.au/HUMAN_RIGHTS/ prisoners/index.html Website includes a page on Prisoners and Human Rights with links to useful articles and reports. 28 HOT TOPICS 67 > Prisoners
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