Russell Marks is an honorary associate at La Trobe University, and has worked as a lawyer, a policy adviser, a speechwriter and a cricket coach. He is the author of Crime and Punishment: Offenders and Victims in a Broken Justice System (Black Inc., 2015).
 National affairs
      
        
      Three years later, the Territory’s post–Don Dale reforms are faltering
    
    
      Russell Marks 
    
    
      11 September 2019    
    
      After a burst of youth justice initiatives, Michael Gunner’s Labor government has lost momentum
      
    
  
  
          
        National affairs
      
        
      Three years later, the Territory’s post–Don Dale reforms are faltering
    
    
      Russell Marks 
    
    
      11 September 2019    
    
      After a burst of youth justice initiatives, Michael Gunner’s Labor government has lost momentum
    
  
                
          
          
  
    
         National affairs
      
        
      Custody battle
    
    
      Russell Marks 
    
    
      14 June 2019    
    
      Nearly thirty years after the Aboriginal deaths in custody royal commission, the Northern Territory finally has a custody notification service. But is there devil in its detail?
      
    
  
  
          
        National affairs
      
        
      Custody battle
    
    
      Russell Marks 
    
    
      14 June 2019    
    
      Nearly thirty years after the Aboriginal deaths in custody royal commission, the Northern Territory finally has a custody notification service. But is there devil in its detail?
    
  
                
          
          
  
    
         Essays & reportage
      
        
      Crime and punishment: the real-world alternatives
    
    
      Russell Marks 
    
    
      4 March 2015    
    
      The justice system has the capacity to take account of offenders’ often complex problems, writes Russell Marks. The result can be fewer repeat offences and a better…
      
    
  
  
          
        Essays & reportage
      
        
      Crime and punishment: the real-world alternatives
    
    
      Russell Marks 
    
    
      4 March 2015    
    
      The justice system has the capacity to take account of offenders’ often complex problems, writes Russell Marks. The result can be fewer repeat offences and a better…    
  
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