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Publications and Resources
Crime Prevention Issues Bulletin
Annual Reports
Policy Document
Research and Evaluation
Conference Papers
Factsheets
Brochures
Publications
Operations Manual
Crime Prevention Issues Bulletin
Crime Prevention Issues Bulletin No. 1 (December 2006) - Participation of Aboriginal people in the MERIT program: Main findings ( PDF 113KB)
Crime Prevention Issues Bulletin No. 2 (June 2008) - Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment: An overview of the MERIT program from July 2000 to December 2007 ( PDF 752KB)
Crime Prevention Issues Bulletin No. 5 (June 2009) - Women and the MERIT program ( PDF 2019.561KB)
Crime Prevention Issues Bulletin No. 6 (June 2009) - Aboriginal Participation in MERIT ( PDF 1983.848KB)
Crime Prevention Issues Bulletin No. 7 (June 2009) - Principal drug of concern: An analysis of MERIT and RAD client characteristics and outcomes ( PDF 1914.057KB)
Crime Prevention Issues Bulletin No. 8 (June 2009) - Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment: An overview of the MERIT program as at June 2009 ( PDF 1549.3KB)
Crime Prevention Issues Bulletin No. 9 (May 2012) - Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment: An overview of the MERIT program as at June 2011 ( PDF 367KB)
Annual Report
MERIT 2010 Annual Report ( PDF 720KB)
MERIT 2009 Annual Report ( PDF 360KB)
MERIT 2008 Annual Report ( PDF 692KB)
MERIT 2007 Annual Report ( PDF 349KB)
MERIT 2006 Annual Report ( PDF 239KB)
MERIT 2005 Annual Report ( PDF 312KB)
MERIT 2004 Annual Report ( PDF 352KB)
Policy Document
Policy Document for the MERIT program: PDF Document (65Kb)
Local Court Practice Note No. 5 Issued 20th August 2002
Research and Evaluation
Improving Aboriginal participation in MERIT - NSW Health
The Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment Program - Impact of program participation on re-offending by defendants with a drug use problem BOCSAR Crime and Justice Bulletin Number 131 (PDF version)
The Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) Program: Health Outcomes - this NSW Health report can be downloaded from www.health.nsw.gov.au
The Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment (MERIT) Pilot Program: A Descriptive Analysis of a Court Diversion Program in Rural Australia PDF version (401Kb)
The Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) Pilot Program: Court Outcomes and Recidivism PDF version (119Kb)
Participation of Aboriginal people in the MERIT program PDF version (376Kb)
Evaluation Report of the Lismore MERIT Pilot Program: PDF version (1236Kb) / Word Document (1379Kb)
MERIT Magistrates Survey (NSW Judicial Commission)
Conference Papers
Conference Paper: MERIT Program - “Evaluation and Real World Challenges”, presented at the “Delivering Crime Prevention: making the evidence work”, Australian Institute of Criminology, Sydney, 21-22 November 2005 Word Document (155Kb)
Conference Paper: "MERIT, a cooperative approach addressing drug addiction and recidivism", presented at 2nd International Conference on Drug Strategy, Perth, May 2002: Word Document (160Kb)
Conference Paper: "Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment", presented at the Australian Institute of Criminology National Conference 2002: Word Document (126Kb)
Factsheets
2011 MERIT Factsheet: PDF version (207Kb)
Case Studies - MERIT participants: PDF version (100Kb)
Brochures
MERIT brochures for people with Non-English-Speaking Backgrounds (NESB)
Program pamphlets have been translated into the following community languages.
Publications
Factors affecting criminal recidivism among participants in the Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) program in New South Wales, Australia.
Health outcomes, program completion, and criminal recidivism among participants in the Rural Alcohol Diversion program, Australia.
Operations Manual
MERIT Program Operational Manual
Aborigianl Practice checklist
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