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Aboriginal justice issues

proceedings of a conference held 23-25 June 1992

Sandra McKillop (ed)
ISBN 0 642 19621 4 ISSN 1034-5086
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, January 1993

Abstract

This collection of conference papers focuses on identifying problems and solutions associated with Aboriginal people and the criminal justice system. Topics discussed include community crime prevention, Aboriginal and police relations, juvenile justice, the judiciary, Aboriginal women and the law, corrections, and the media. Recommendations from the conference cover: practical steps toward sovereignty and Royal Commission recommendations; indigenous women; juvenile justice; policing; corrections; and the courts.

• Contributors (PDF 80kB)
• Preface (PDF 16kB)
• Opening address
  Rob Hulls
• Law reform and the road to independence
  Michael Mansell

Community crime prevention

• A community development approach to crime prevention in Aboriginal communities
  Barbara Miller
• Community crime strategy for Aboriginal communities
  Rebecca Tonkin
• Mediation within Aboriginal communities : issues and challenges
  Marg O'Donnell
• Mwerre Anetyeke Mparntwele (sitting down good in Alice Springs)
  Paul Memmott and Staff of Tangentyere Council

Aboriginal / police relations

• Queensland Police Service Aboriginal / police relations
  Terry Tyler and Dianne Jeans
• Developing police understanding of Aboriginal issues
  Cherie Imlah
• Julalikari Council's Community Night Patrol
  Dave Curtis

Juvenile justice

• The Commonwealth's responsibility for Aboriginal young offenders
  Chris Sidoti
• Developing community initiatives in juvenile justice
  Evelyn Crawford-Maher
• Juvenile offending in Aurukun : a response and overview
  Allan John Carter

The judiciary

• Judicial racism
  Chris Cunneen
• Aboriginal people and the courts
  Lionel Fraser
• What is obscene : the language or the arrest that follows?
  Kathryn Pirie and Sheryl Cornack
• The north west court circuit (Pitjantjatjara Lands) : a personal perspective
  Garry Hiskey

Aboriginal women and the law

• Aboriginal women and the law
  Joanne Selfe and Carol Thomas
• A women's refuge for Bourke : a community initiative
  Esther Alvares

Corrections

• The Dooligar Justice Centre : post-Royal Commission response to Aboriginal correctional issues
  Reg Blow
• The evolution of a consultative approach to corrections on Aboriginal communities
  Angela Musumeci

The media

• Aboriginal people and the media : reporting Aboriginal affairs
  Diana Plater
• Closing remarks (PDF 9kB)
  Michael Mansell
• Recommendations : practical steps toward sovereignty and Royal Commission recommendations (PDF 31kB)