Resources and Publications
STATE budget 23/24: SRWA fact sheets
justice and Aboriginal WEllbeing specific spending analysis
May 2023
BLUEPRINT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
August 2022
State Budget 22/23: SRWA FACT SHEETS
justice and aboriginal specific spending ANALYSIS
May 2022
Raise the age: TAKE ACTION TOOLKIT
October 2021
Raising the age the minimum age of criminal responsibility:
a pathway to a brighter future for western australia’s most at risk children
May 2021
raise the age wa: snapshot (2 pager)
April 2021
SUBMISSION ON RAISING THE AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
February 2020
SRWA DISCUSSION PAPER
March 2020 Updated
Fairness in fines: POLICY PAPER no.2 on FINE DEFAUT REFORM
February 2019
A second position paper in response to proposed reforms to WA’s fine default legislation.
SRWA Submission to closing the gap refresh
April 2018
Response to call out for submissions in response to the 10 Year Closing the Gap Refresh Process by the Australian Government.
TAKING A SMARTER APPROACH TO JUSTICE:
Position Paper on Imprisonment for Fine Default in Western Australia
Originally September 2017. Updated April 2018.
Read our full position paper on Western Australia's practice of imprisoning people for fine default only.
key reform and policy targets: SRWA
2016
The following twenty two policy recommendations are the product of extensive collaboration between leading agencies and organisations who are members of the Social Reinvestment WA.
Social reinvestment FOR WA
A booklet outlining why WA needs Social Reinvestment.
Discussion paper: A Social reinvestment approach in western australia
A 2016 paper prepared for the WA Partnership Forum, examining issues prevalent in the Western Australian Justice system, including increasing incarceration rates and costs, higher crime, and the disproportionate rate of imprisonment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
persons; exploring existing alternative approaches that have successfully combated these
issues; and exploring the use of a Social Reinvestment approach in Western Australia.