Abstract
The papers within this seminar aim to draw attention to the human needs of people who go to court. It also identifies steps that need to be taken to reduce the stress experienced by people who go to court, especially victims, compulsive offenders, and Aboriginals.
Proceedings of a seminar held 24-25 March 1987
Contents
- Overview
- Welcoming remarks
Mr David Biles - Opening address
The Hon. J.H. Kennan - Filling the gap - the need for support services in court systems
Ms Carmel Benjamin - Trauma and stress in the context of the court
Mrs Margaret Hobbs - Victim support
Mr Howard Brattan - South Australian court information centres: a successful community corrections project using departmental volunteers
Ms Cora Tamm - Personalised support at the Family Court
Ms Jan Donaldson - Grief and the dependent relationship
Ms Joy Mott - General model of support services in the coronial system
Ms Caroline Bray - The role of paralegals
Ms Elizabeth Morley - Advising the court and the offender: the contribution of correctional services to the sentencing process
Mr Denbigh Richards - Making courts more accessible: recent changes in Victorian courts
Mr Michael Tippett - North American initiatives in court and victim support services
Ms Jenny David - Facilitating court support - asking the right questions: changes to bureaucracy and a role for volunteers
Mr Bill Wheeler - Responsible court reporting
Ms Prue Innes - Concluding comments: a magistrate's perspective
Mr Maurice Gerkens - List of participants