{"id":44,"date":"2026-02-17T04:11:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seekingjustice.au\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-02-17T04:52:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:52:46","slug":"seeking-justice-in-the-criminal-justice-system-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seekingjustice.au\/index.php\/seeking-justice-in-the-criminal-justice-system-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"SEEKING JUSTICE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN AUSTRALIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2nd Edition, May 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learning from the past <\/p>\n\n\n\n

and planning for a better future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where is the justice in the criminal justice system in Australia?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is the question which this publication seeks to answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Australia needs to urgently address the breakdown of Social Cohesion, and this will not be achieved by antiquated social control methods that have dismally failed in the past two centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

MEDIA RELEASE: DEAKIN UNIVERSITY, FEBRUARY 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A groundbreaking analysis of Australia’s criminal justice system published by pre-eminent law reform campaigner, Professor Peter Norden AO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Norden, an Honorary Fellow at Deakin University and Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology, calls for a major change in criminal justice administration across all states and territories of Australia, including a national goal to reduce prison populations by 50 per cent over the next decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This publication is based on his 40 years’ involvement with the criminal justice system and seeks to chart a whole new direction….<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Peter Norden was a prison chaplain and has worked in prison ministry for more than 40 years, many of them within the Dickensian confines of Pentridge Prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His newly released publication SEEKING JUSTICE <\/em> reveals his unique perspective on a system that features not much justice and less system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the decades of his working life, Peter Norden has gathered insights that few others could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For decades he has been in and out of every prison in Australia and good many elsewhere. His experiences have led him to argue for a complete rethink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FURTHER REVIEWS:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Professor Eileen Baldry AO, Deputy Vice Chancellor UNSW, Criminologist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on decades of front-line work and advocacy, Peter Norden comes back to principles with which he began: genuine social justice. Australia will be a far more just society if we listen to and act on Peter Norden’s message.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Adjunct Professor Rhonda Galbally AC, Disability Royal Commissioner, Disability Rights Advocate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This dynamic account is an essential read. Peter Norden, in this publication, address the urgent need for prison reform in this country and new emphasis on building Social Cohesion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Emeritus Professor Rick Sarre AM, Criminologist, former Dean of Law and Criminal Justice at the University of South Australia<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With his breadth of experience and depth of insight, Peter Norden is ideally placed to chart a new vision for criminal justice in Australia. He directs our attention to the principles of restoration, healing and relationship building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Julian McMahon AC, SC. Melbourne Barrister, President of the Capital Punishment Justice Project.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Peter Norden’s long engagement at the face-to-face level with so many in the ‘system’, from government ministers to prison guards, from prisoners to their families, he directs our attention to the principles of restorative justice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n