Commentary of FFDLR on the Issues Paper: Restorative Justice for the ACT
Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform is grateful for the opportunity to comment on the issues paper, Restorative Justice for the ACT (Dept. of…
Submission of FFDLR to the Inquiry into Support Services for Families of People in Custody
Recommendation 1: Programmes for the support of families of those in detention should be consistent with the following principles: (a) the hardship of family members...
FFDLR’s response to the Issues Paper: Sentencing Review
Law enforcement directed at interdicting supply Traditionally, the underlying strategy of drug policy has been to deploy law enforcement to prevent supplies of illicit drugs...
President’s Annual Report 2002
The year for FFDLR started after the federal elections which saw the return of the Howard Government. We still had to battle against a government...
Submission to inquiry into the Australian Crime Commission Establishment Bill 2002
We call on the Committee to resist the headlong rush to replace the NCA but undertake a comprehensive examination of the proposed replacement organisation. The...
Against the National Interest: a Critique of the Federal Government
AGAINST THE NATIONAL INTEREST: A CRITIQUE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSAL TO REPLACE THE NATIONAL CRIME AUTHORITY The abolition of the National Crime Authority (NCA)...
Inquiry into crime in the community: victims, offenders, and fear of crime
The greatest contribution that the Commonwealth could make to the reduction of crime that affects the community is to undertake a root and branch revision...
President’s Annual Report 2001
The year saw a heroin drought extending from December through to the present, although signs of the drought breaking are now evident. As a consequence...
Newsletter July 2001
Contents: TEN reasons for rejecting a referendum The drug referendum will settle nothing FORUM – ‘Drugs affect all sectors of out community’. Drug Possession No...
Submission to the ACT Standing Committee on Health and Community Care
For its part, Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform believes that the dangers of cannabis are not to be compared to the dangers of...