Circles of support : towards Indigenous justice : prevention, diversion and rehabilitation

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The work Circles of support : towards Indigenous justice : prevention, diversion and rehabilitation represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Circles of support : towards Indigenous justice : prevention, diversion and rehabilitation

Title remainder

towards Indigenous justice : prevention, diversion and rehabilitation

Statement of responsibility

ACTCOSS and the Aboriginal Justice Centre

Contributor

• Aboriginal Justice Centre
• Council of Social Service of the A.C.T

Subject

• Aboriginal Australians -- Criminal justice system -- Australian Capital Territory
• Crime - Diversion strategies
• Crime - Imprisonment
• Crime - Prevention
• Crime - Recidivism
• Crime -- Social aspects -- Australian Capital Territory
• Crime prevention -- Australian Captial Territory
• Criminal justice, Administration of -- Australian Capital Territory
• Imprisonment -- Australian Captial Territory
• Law enforcement - Criminal law and procedure - Indigenous courts
• Law enforcement - Criminal law and procedure - Indigenous courts - Nunga Courts (S.A.)
• Law enforcement - Criminal law and procedure - Koori Court
• Law enforcement - Custody
• Law enforcement - Police conduct and attitudes
• Race relations - Racism
• Social welfare

Language

eng

Summary

Report attempts to engage with the reasons for over-representation of Indigenous people in ACT prisons, to identify existing mainstream and Indigenous crime prevention and diversion initiatives in the ACT, to highlight gaps in service provision and areas on unmet need and make recommendations for change (from p. 7); research methodology was law and justice literature research; consultations with government policy officers and program managers and others; project was conducted in partnership with the Aboriginal Justice Centre; includes a section on the ACT Indigenous community's views of Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system p. 16-18

Cataloging source

AIC