This report provides an evaluation of the first three years of the Cannabis Cautioning Scheme.

Joanne Baker and Derek Goh, The cannabis cautioning scheme three years on: an implementation and outcome evaluation, NSW Bureau of Crimes Statistics and Research (Report, August 2004)

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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Joanne Baker and Derek Goh, The cannabis cautioning scheme three years on: an implementation and outcome evaluation, NSW Bureau of Crimes Statistics and Research (Report, August 2004)

Policing and diversions