Justice reinvestment strategy
Summary
RR25By25 and Beyond: A Justice Reinvestment Strategy aims to support a fair and sustainable criminal justice system in the ACT. It focuses on improving justice outcomes by preventing and reducing offending and reoffending and lowering rates of incarceration.
RR25By25 and Beyond is the second phase of the Reducing Recidivism in the ACT by 25% by 2025 Plan.
The strategy has 4 focus areas:
- a new approach to funding through a Justice Futures Fund
- an outcomes focused strategic framework
- improved data collection and evaluation tools
- aligning with other strategies.
Justice reinvestment projects
Justice Futures Fund co-design
Co-design for a new Justice Futures Fund, led by independent organisation Curijo, took place from May to July 2025.
Curijo have heard from stakeholders across ACT government and the community as part of the co-design process. They are preparing a report from their co-design.
Australian National University research
The Australian National University (ANU) has been doing research about how people stop offending. This is part of their research collaboration with the Justice and Community Safety Directorate.
ANU spoke with people who had contact with the justice system in the ACT about what makes a difference.
ANU are preparing a report about what they have learned.