ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDER’S OFFICE Community Education Program – Critical Evaluation and Program Development

The Bulletin of Good Practice in Popular Education Vol. 6, 2002 Community Education and Community Building for Justice and the Law edited by Celina McEwen can either be downloaded at http://www.cpe.uts.edu.au/readings/index.html or purchased as an attractive book at http://www.cpe.uts.edu.au/publications/bulletin.html

The book is a unique collection of essays focusing on the rich and complex field of practice that is Community Legal Education (CLE). In this issue authors discuss the place and use of CLE in Community Legal Centres, government departments and NGOs and the use of CLE for social change. Through a mixture of case studies, traditional essays and some more unusual forms of reflective writing a model of good practice based on community development principles emerges.

Working Together

A Common Field of Practice for Police, Solicitors, Youth Workers, Aboriginal Workers and other Practitioners providing Legal Support to Young People

A research report for Marrickville Legal Centre and the Association of Childrens’ Welfare Agencies
by Rick Flowers, John McIntyre and Janet Loughman (1993)

There are five volumes which make up this research report. Vol. 1 defines the scope and nature of problems and issues faced by young people in the legal system. Vol. 2 presents the main findings of the research. Data was generated by bringing a wide range of practitioners together in a series of workshops. The core areas of competence common to the diverse range of practitioners when providing legal support to young people are described and analysed. Vol. 2 also discusses the merits or otherwise of the qualitative research methodologies employed. Vol. 3 examines Aboriginal perspectives on legal support practice. Vol. 4 presents a range of supplementary research data which is used to validate and challenge the main findings of this project. Vol. 4 includes a literature review with annotated bibliography, survey of legal support training programs, and a report of practitioner’s and young person’s perspectives on legal support practice. Vol. 5 describes our proposal to develop a cross occupational training program centered around the areas of competence described in this report. The reports can be downloaded.

Vol. 1 (PDF 225k)
Vol. 2 (PDF 920k)
Vol. 3 (PDF 500k)
Vol. 4 (PDF 500k)

Competency Standards and Assessment Handbook

Project to develop legal training for children and young people in the legal system

COMPETENCY STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT HANDBOOK
prepared for MARRICKVILLE LEGAL CENTRE
co-ordinated by Rick Flowers (1994)

The standards can be downloaded (PDF 450k)