Topic: Criminal Justice System

Five hundred lashes and double irons: the origins of Australian capitalism

Ben Hillier and Tom O'Lincoln chart the origins and development of capitalism in Australia.

Coercion, consent and Australian policing

Roz Ward argues that "community policing" is just another form of coercion which does nothing to halt the brutalit of state police forces.

Commodity exchange is nine-tenths of the law: the life and work of a Bolshevik jurist

Justen Bellingham paints a picture of the life, times and work of the Bolshevik jurist Evgeny Pashukanis

Police state: The politics of law and order

Tom Bramble analyses the factors driving the terrifying growth of the police state in Australia.