Indigenous people and criminal justice /

Indigenous people and criminal justice /

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Imprint:Thirroul, N.S.W. : Spinney Press, [2019]
©2019
Description:1 online resource (60 pages) : colour illustrations
Language:English
Series:Issues in society ; 445
Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; 445.
Subject:
Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Aboriginal Australians -- Criminal justice system.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Australia.
Aboriginal Australians -- Criminal justice system.
Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Australia.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12355609
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Other authors / contributors:Healey, Justin, editor.
ISBN:9781925339918
1925339912
9781925339901
1925339904
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:Indigenous Australians are among the most incarcerated people on Earth. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders make up 2% of all Australians, yet constitute more than a quarter of the nation's prison population. Over-representation in the criminal justice system by Indigenous men, women and young people is a persistent and growing problem. What are the reasons for these high imprisonment rates; and what reforms are being proposed to reduce Indigenous people's contact with the criminal justice system? Are 'tough on crime' policies flouting deaths in custody recommendations and further entrenching Indigenous disadvantage before the law? After the recent Northern Territory Royal Commission, prompted by the exposure of shocking abuses, has anything changed in relation to youth detention? This book examines the latest research and statistics on Indigenous imprisonment, and reviews progress on addressing Aboriginal deaths in custody recommendations and reforming the detention of young Indigenous people. How can governments reduce incarceration and commit to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to implement overdue interventions? What will it take to unlock the problems of Indigenous inequality and over-representation in the criminal justice system?
Other form:Print version: Indigenous people and criminal justice. Thirroul, N.S.W. : Spinney Press, [2019] 9781925339901

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