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Risk factors in Indigenous violent victimisations

Resources May,2008

Authors: Bryant, Colleen, Willis, Matthew J
Publishers: Australian Institute of Criminology

It is widely acknowledged is that Indigenous Australians experience violent victimisation at markedly higher rates than other Australians. However, as in all communities, some individuals, even within the same group, […]

Seeking Justice in the 21st century : The Contested Politics of Race and Gender

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Authors: Daly, Kathleen
Publishers: School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University

This lecture discusses the articulation between the new justice practices of restorative justice and Indigenous justice, and the politics of race and gender. The speaker describes the findings from her […]

Segregation

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Authors: Robinson, David
Publishers: Prisoners as citizens: human rights in Australian prisons / edited by David Brown and Meredith Wilkie. Annandale, NSW : Federation Press, 2002; 214-237

This chapter considers the issue of segregation in Australian prisons. It examines relevant legislation, policy and practices in state and territory correctional systems and evaluates them by reference to international […]

Self-inflicted deaths in Australian prisons

Resources August,2016

Authors: Willis, Matthew, Baker, Ashleigh, Cussen, Tracy, Patterson, Eileen
Publishers: Australian Institute of Criminology

This report examines the changes in the prevalence and nature of self-inflicted deaths in prison over 34 years, comparing data from 1980 to 1998 and 1999 to 2013. While a […]

Sentencing Indigenous offenders in Canada, Australia and New Zealand

Resources September,2016

Authors: Marchetti, Elena, Anthony, Thalia
Publishers:

In common law countries that have been colonized, the colonized peoples are overrepresented in criminal justice statistics and in rates of incarceration. Sentencing laws and court processes have, for some […]

Sentencing Options: Can they Incorporate Cultural Healing?

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Authors: Irwin, Marshall
Publishers: National Indigenous Justice CEO Forum (2007: Brisbane)

These are the PowerPoint slides used as the basis of a conference paper presented at the ‘Cultural healing in criminal justice service delivery: an identification of best practice and innovation […]

Sexual assault against Indigenous children : New South Wales 2003-2007

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Authors: NSW Attorney General's Department: Crime Prevention Division
Publishers: NSW Department of the Attorney General

Child sexual assault in Indigenous communities has previously been identified as a significant problem. This bulletin analyses recorded crime data in New South Wales over the period 2003 to 2007. […]

Sexual violence and Indigenous victims : women, children and the criminal justice system

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Authors: Davis, Megan, Cripps, Kyllie, Taylor, Louise
Publishers: Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales

This is the first report of a research project on experiences of Indigenous victims of sexual violence in the criminal justice system. In this phase, the project examines the way […]

Shared care of illicit drug problems by general practitioners and primary health care providers: A literature review

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Authors: Penrose-Wall, Jonine, Copeland, Jan, Harris, Mark
Publishers: School of Community Medicine, University of New South Wales

This literature review investigates models of shared care of illicit drug use in Australia and international primary health care systems, including models such as methadone maintenance, detoxification and needle exchange […]

Shared responsibility agreements : legally or morally binding?

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Authors: Kristiansen, Kari M S, Cox, Kerrianne
Publishers: Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales

In 2004 the Australian Government outlined the new federal arrangements for Indigenous affairs based on five key principles: collaboration between Australian Government agencies; leadership from ministers, senior agency staff and […]