This unit introduces students to the process of policy development in the ever changing context of the contemporary justice system.  Students will examine the process and practice of policy development in criminal justice and in non-government agencies.  Students will analyse the drivers of justice policy and evaluate the range of policy tools that governments use to address the issues.  The subject will focus on evidence-based policy and case studies to examine current criminal justice controversies.  The applied skills of retrieving, critically appraising and summarising relevant information from the extensive research and practice literature will be taught.  The implications and applications of this for new practice and program implementation and evaluation will be drawn out.