Information for the legal profession

The Shopfront Youth Legal Centre’s solicitors regularly present papers at continuing professional development (CPD) conferences for the legal profession. 

Some of our more recent papers can be found at www.criminalcpd.net.au. 

For older papers, see these links:
 

• Police powers update January 2013

• Police powers update April 2012

• Special police powers during the APEC Conference – July 2007

• Police powers to search and arrest – paper presented at Legal Aid conference, August 2007

• The Law Enforcement (Powers & Responsibilities) Act (the more things change, the more they stay the same?) – paper presented to Aboriginal Legal Service conference, August 2006

• Children and the Law Enforcement (Powers & Responsibilities) Act (the more things change, the more they stay the same?) – paper presented to Children’s Legal Service conference, June 2006

• New Police Powers: the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act – paper presented by Jane Sanders, November 2005 (updated June 2007)

• Fines and Young People – the punishment/poverty cycle – paper presented at NCOS Anti-Poverty Week forum, 18 October 2005

• Fines and Young People – paper prepared for Children's Legal Service Bulletin, April 2004 and updated in September 2004

• Sentencing Children – paper presented jointly with Sydney Regional Aboriginal Corporation Legal Service at Aboriginal Legal Service Conference, July 2003

• Children and Police Powers – paper presented at Children's Legal Service seminar, November 2002

• Young People and Public Space – paper from workshop presented jointly by YAPA and Youth Justice Coalition at NCOSS conference, July 2002

• The Young Offenders Act – paper presented a NSW Young Lawyers seminar, April 2002