Programs to improve interpersonal safety in Indigenous communities: evidence and issues

There is now a substantial amount of published
literature describing the range of programs and
interventions that have been implemented in an attempt
to improve aspects of community safety. Only a small
body of this work, however, has examined the outcomes
of those programs delivered to Indigenous Australians
or, indeed, the communities in which they live. This
Issues paper provides an overview of those programs
that were identified in a systematic search of relevant
research databases.
Although a wide range of programs have been described,
the diversity of these programs—combined with
the limited published data available that documents
their outcomes—makes it difficult to articulate what
constitutes effective practice in this area.