The Guardian: Aboriginal-led justice project saves rural town almost $3m

"KPMG report says community-run justice reinvestment cut domestic violence in Bourke by 23%.

A groundbreaking Aboriginal community-led justice reinvestment program to address the underlying causes of crime delivered a saving of almost $3m to the far western New South Wales town of Bourke last year.

A KMPG report has also found that the initiative could deliver an additional economic impact of $7m over the next five years.


Maranguka justice reinvestment is based on the idea that savings can be made through redirecting funding spent on policing and punishment to projects that help prevent offending behaviour."

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