This paper examines the NSW Drug Summit held at Parliament House between May 17-21 1999 and describes the events leading up to its establishment; the issues considered at the Summit; and possible ways forward.

Marie Swain, The New South Wales Drug Summit: Issues and Outcomes (Background Paper No 3/99, July 1999)

Diversions are options that police can use to prevent people from entering or continuing in the criminal legal system. Law and policy place some conditions on when diversions can be used. Police also have discretion about whether to use diversions. Research shows that diversions are underused for Aboriginal people, especially...

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Marie Swain, The New South Wales Drug Summit: Issues and Outcomes (Background Paper No 3/99, July 1999)

Policing and diversions