Description |
44 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
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regular print |
Series |
Issues in society ; v. 248 |
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Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 248
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Contents |
Ch.1. Indigenous people and the criminal justice system -- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: contact with the law -- Causes of indigenous contact with the justice system --Suicide fear frees blacks -- Deaths in custody -- Indigenous courts and justice practices in Australia --Indigenous sentencing courts in Australia -- Elders in court 'a more just system' -- Equal before the law -- Defining Aboriginal customary law -- Arguments for and against recognition of Aboriginal customary law by the general criminal law -- Ethnics roped into tribal law ban -- One law for all -- Racial discrimination may be in order -- When jail looks like a lifestyle option -- Ch.2. Indigenous violence and abuse -- Violence against black women, children on the rise -- Murder rate high for black women -- Indigenous victims of violence -- Child abuse and neglect in Indigenous Australian communities -- Culture of violence that must change -- Neglect to blame, not the culture -- Right from wrong: crime and Aboriginal culture -- Excuse of tribal law to be axed -- Aborigines fear 'new paternalism' -- Tribal law 'no excuse for sex abuse' -- Rights of Indigenous women and children must come first -- Safer kids, safer communities -- Law and order is only part of the solution -- Glossary |
Summary |
As contact with law enforcement both reflects and leads to social, cultural and economic disadvantage, solutions need to be found to break the cycle. What are some constructive approaches to addressing Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system |
Analysis |
Criminal justice |
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Violence |
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Crime |
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Aboriginal culture |
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Statistics |
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Interstate comparisons |
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Aboriginal offenders |
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Aboriginal crime |
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Aboriginal customary law |
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Aboriginal community courts |
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Aboriginal community justice |
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Aboriginal rights |
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Aboriginal deaths in custody |
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Alternative sentencing |
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Aboriginal violence |
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Aboriginal family violence |
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Criminal justice system effectiveness |
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Aborigines |
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Torres Strait Islanders |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
Audience |
For secondary school students |
Subject |
Torres Strait Islanders -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Customary law -- Australia.
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Indigenous women -- Social conditions.
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Indigenous children -- Social conditions.
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Aboriginal law
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Law and legislation.
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Australia.
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Indigenous peoples -- Law and legislation.
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Author |
Healey, Justin.
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ISBN |
9781920801588 paperback |
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1920801588 paperback |
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