Aboriginal youth and the criminal justice system : the injustice of justice? / Fay Gale, Rebecca Bailey-Harris, Joy Wundersitz
- Bib ID:
- 1720662
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Gale, Fay, 1932-2008
- Online Version:
- Table of contents only
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- Description:
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- Cambridge, England ; Melbourne : Cambridge University Press, 1990
- 156p. : ill., 1 map ; 23cm.
- ISBN:
- 0521374642
- Summary:
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In response to request from Aboriginal community leaders this study examines involvement of Aboriginal youth in criminal justice process in South Australia; presents statistics for types of offence, number of offences, prior offending records, geographical variations for types of offence in metropolitan, rural, remote areas; gives socio-economic profile of offenders; discusses Aboriginal/police relations; compares treatment of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth in terms of police discretion in either arresting or reporting offender and relationship between method of apprehension or/and Screening Panel referral; discusses system of diversion - Childrens Aid Panels; examines operation of Childrens Court - nature of pleas, legal representation, reports, magistrates and judges, penalties.
- Full contents:
- Machine derived contents note: List of figures and tables; List of appendices; Preface; Introduction; 1. Blacks and the law; 2. The ideals of juvenile justice; 3. Welfare and justice: ideal intentions but differential delivery; 4. Profile of the Aboriginal young offender; 5. Police: the initiators of justice?; 6. Diversion or trial: who decides?; 7. Panels and courts: what is resolved?; 8. Justice or differential treatment?; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p.[145]-151.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Criminal justice system
- Juvenile justice, Administration of -- Australia
- Law enforcement - Police conduct and attitudes
- Law enforcement - Police-youth relations
- Language - Vocabulary - Human classification
- Law - Legal system - Magistrates
- Socioeconomic conditions - Living conditions
- Law enforcement - Criminal law and procedure
- Law - Legal aid services
- South Australia (SA)
- Aboriginal youth
- Criminal justice
- Discrimination
- South Australia
- Statistics
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- 1990
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