NDRI Program Leader to advise on WA justice research
November 2022
NDRI Aboriginal Research Program Leader Jocelyn Jones has been appointed to the Western Australian Office of Crime Statistics and Research’s (WACSAR) Advisory Board.
Established in 2020, WACSAR helps inform criminal justice decision-making and policy development using a cross-agency, evidence-based approach. Its non-statutory board was formed to provide advice and recommendations to the WACSAR Director.
The board’s Executive Committee includes the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of WA, the WA Police Commissioner, the Department of Justice’s Director General and the Deputy Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology.
Dr Jones, a Nyoongar woman with more than 20 years’ experience working in health and justice, was selected as one of three inaugural academic members.
“The board members will assist WACSAR in developing and implementing best-practice research and evaluation strategies,” Department of Justice Director General Dr Adam Tomison said.
