About this webinar:

This presentation will describe the impact of the NSW Drug Court on reoffending, imprisonment, health and child protection. In it, we will examine the impact of the Drug Court on reconviction at 12- and 24 months post referral, imprisonment at case finalisation, emergency department and hospital admissions within five years of referral and having had a child or children confirmed as at-risk of serious harm or placed in out-of-home care (OOHC)l within five years of referral.

About this speaker:

Dr Don Weatherburn is a Professor at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre and was formerly Executive Director of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. He has authored or co-authored more than 250 peer-reviewed journal articles and four books. His latest book, “The Vanishing Criminal”, was published by Melbourne University Press in 2021. He is the recipient of a Public Service Medal and is a member of the Academy of Social Science in Australia.