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 towards sovereignty and Royal Commission recommendations; indigenous women; juvenile justice; policing; corrections; and the courts.
Proceedings of a conference held 23-25 June 1992
Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 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 - Crime prevention 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): a project by Tangentyere Council
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
Evelynn 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
Carol Thomas and Joanne Selfe - 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
Michael Mansell - Recommendations: practical steps toward sovereignty and Royal Commission recommendations