Summary of publication

Australia has supported reform in the justice sector of Cambodia since 1997. The Cambodia Community Justice Assistance Partnership (CCJAP) – the fourth phase of this support – is a A$15 million program that began in February 2013 and will end in June 2016.

After 12 months of implementation, there is adequate progress towards outcomes relating to:

• safer communities
• improved custody for prison detainees
• communities working better together to demand and deliver safety, and
• police engaging with the community and responding to their safety needs.

In addition, there is adequate progress towards communities, police and prisons using evidence to support policy and the management of justice.

There is less than adequate progress in the introduction of more effective pre-trial arrangements and use of non-custodial sentencing, as well as engagement by the Ministry of Justice in the program.

Full publication

Six-Monthly Progress Report, October 2013 to March 2014 [PDF 2.4 MB]