The Innocence initiative aims to examine cases where a person may have been wrongfully convicted, and assist in exonerating that person if there is evidence of a wrongful conviction.
About the Innocence Initiative
The Innocence Initiative follows the work of others in the innocence movement who aim to both investigate claims of wrongful conviction and campaign for reform of issues that lead to these injustices.
Get your case reviewed
Enquiries about claims of factual innocence
If you, or someone you know, claim factual innocence and wish to have the matter reinvestigated by the Innocence Initiative, you may apply by completing the application form and returning it by email or post to the address below:
Email: innocence.initiative@rmit.edu.au
Post: Innocence Initiative at RMIT, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne VIC 3001
Phone: (03) 99252997
Participate as a student
The Innocence Initiative is open to undergraduate, honours and postgraduate students.
The Innocence Initiative runs across the year in semesters 1 and 2 as well as spring and summer semesters. For more information about the availability of the Innocence Initiative, please contact us.
You do not need to have legal skills or legal knowledge to intern with the Initiative, as training will be provided. As part of the Initiative, you will be supervised primarily by a lawyer, as well as a designated RMIT Criminology and justice studies staff member.
Course information
Criminology and Justice Studies students
Eligible students within Criminology & Justice Studies (which includes the Bachelor of Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Legal and Dispute Studies, Bachelor of Criminology & Psychology, and Master of Justice and Criminology) may apply for an internship working with the Initiative. See Program canvas page for further details.
Students from other programs
If successful in your application, you will enrol in an elective internship course. The elective course you will enrol into is either one of the following:
- For postgraduate students – Professional Internship HWSS2186 (12 credit point elective)
- For undergraduate students – Professional Internship HWSS2156 (12 credit point elective)
You must have permission from your program area or school to be involved with the Initiative and to enrol into this course.
Contact us
Innocence Initiative
Email: innocence.initiative@rmit.edu.au
Staff
Contact for all student, media and research enquiries:
