Mental disorder or impairment and drug dependency are common in people appearing in the criminal justice system. Yet they often don’t get the support they need.
Judicial Life/
Strategies for managing vicarious trauma.
Understand more about the nature of vicarious trauma, including strategies for prevention and management.
Skills/
Mastering the art of judgment writing.
Do you feel burdened by the number of judgments you have to write? Are your judgments and rulings getting longer and more complex?
Law/
Running contested hearings.
One of the most requested programs in our recent judge’s education survey, this event will help magistrates refine how they manage contested hearings.
First Nations/
Aboriginality and bail.
Develop knowledge and confidence in hearing bail applications involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in this expert-led discussion of legislative changes to the Bail Act 1977.
Judicial Life/
Courts as workplaces: Preventing sexual harassment and bystander training.
This event for the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria provides an opportunity for judicial officers to discuss experiences and concerns about sexual harassment and other inappropriate behaviours in courts, empowering them to transition from “bystanders” to “upstanders” in preventing such issues.