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Former Director of Youth Justice in Washington DC and Maryland, former Commissioner of Probation and Correction in New York City:

”In Seeking Justice, Peter Norden draws on his extensive criminal justice experience, in Australia and internationally and over decades, to pose the critical question of our time when it comes to examining our penal systems:

WHERE IS THE JUSTICE?

Seeking Justice takes the reader on a journey through a system steeped in punishment and injustice that only Norden’s extensive knowledge can truly elucidate.

In the end, his conclusion, that we must look to ‘reconciliation of relationships’ to find justice, is a message that should resonate to anyone serious about reforming justice systems.”

Vincent Shiraldi, March 2026.

During this month of May, Paper Back copies are available directly from the author, Professor Peter Norden AO, at a significant 30% saving from the price available from Amazon Publications.

To order a Paperback copy of this latest publication, please submit your order directly to the Author, Peter Norden.

Copies available at $53 AUD a copy, including postage & handling (within Australia only).

EMAIL: peter.norden@deakin.edu.au

Bank Details:

ANZ BANK NUMBER: 013 412

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 5539 09 046

Paperback copies are available for a limited period of time directly from the author for 30 per cent reduction in price compared to the Amazon version which sells for $83.54 plus postage & handling.

I want the publication to be available as widely as possible, which is why I am taking this initiative for a limited period of time.

Copies of the Paperback edition only can be purchased directly from the Melbourne based office of NORDEN DIRECTIONS for $65 AUD including postage and handling. This offer will be available for 4 weeks.

How to Order:

Email: peter.norden@gmail.com

Text messages only: 0409 0409 94

Bank Account Details:

ANZ Bank 013 412

Peter Norden

Account Number: 013412 55390 0946

Please include your full name to confirm payment and email confirmation of payment made and date.

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ANZ BANK 013 412

CORRECT ACCOUNT NUMBER:

5539 090 46

$53 AUD PER COPY in May

incl postage/handling.

$63 per copy from 1st June.

Professor Eileen Baldry AO FASSA, Criminologist,
Deputy Vice Chancellor,
University of New South Wales
Reflecting on decades of front-line work and advocacy, Peter Norden comes back to principles with which he began: genuine social justice. After searching the globe, he concludes, with other social justice champions, that justice is not found in our retributive criminal (in)justice systems but in fair distribution of resources to the most marginalized communities in society. Australia will be a far more just society if we listen to and act on Peter Norden’s message.

Adjunct Professor Rhonda Galbally AC
Disability Royal Commissioner
Health Development, social services and disability rights advocate
This dynamic account is an essential read. Peter Norden in this publication addresses the urgent need for prison reform in this country.



Julian McMahon AC SC
Melbourne Barrister
President of the Capital Punishment Justice Project
Peter Norden has drawn a remarkable portrait of an ear of jails, executions, police killings, prisoners lost in their cells, brutality, survival and hope. His engagement at the face-to-face level with so many in the ‘system’, from government ministers to prison guards, from prisoners to their grieving families, informs his search for more reasoned humane solutions.

Emeritus Professor Rick Sarre AM
Criminologist
Former Dean of Law and Criminal Justice
University of South Australia
Chair of the University’s Academic Board

Distinguished Professor Rob White
Criminologist
School of Social Sciences
University of Tasmania
Justice is rarely achieved by doing something to someone, especially when that someone consists of the most marginalized, impoverished, vulnerable and dispossessed members of our society. In this book, Peter Norden offers a positive way out of the present impasse and the injustices of our criminal justice system, one that places investment in communities, that include offenders and victims, at the forefront.

About to be published on Amazon as:

1. E-book $9.95 AUD
2. Soft Cover $75.95 AUD
3. Hard Cover $105 AUD