Sentencing Indigenous Offenders

Anthony, T

Sentencing Indigenous Offenders

Anthony, T

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Publisher:: Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse
Publication Type:: Report
Citation:: 2015, pp. 1 - 8
Issue Date:: 2015-03-31

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dc.contributor.author	Anthony, T https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0652-0731	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-03-31	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2015, pp. 1 - 8	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1837-6223	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/36054
dc.description.abstract	This brief seeks to provide an evidence base for the development of law and policy by highlighting some key issues concerning the sentencing of Indigenous offenders. It first outlines the statutory frameworks that are in place in Australia and New Zealand. Second, it discusses the development of common law principles relating to the sentencing of Indigenous offenders, focusing on the relevance of Indigenous status and Indigenous laws (often called customary law) and cultural practices. Finally, it reports on the results of statistical studies of sentencing of Indigenous offenders.	en_US
dc.publisher	Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse	en_US
dc.title	Sentencing Indigenous Offenders	en_US
dc.type	Report
utslib.location	Sydney	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - SIC - Strengthening Indigenous Communities
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
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pubs.place-of-publication	Sydney	en_US
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Abstract:

This brief seeks to provide an evidence base for the development of law and policy by highlighting some key issues concerning the sentencing of Indigenous offenders. It first outlines the statutory frameworks that are in place in Australia and New Zealand. Second, it discusses the development of common law principles relating to the sentencing of Indigenous offenders, focusing on the relevance of Indigenous status and Indigenous laws (often called customary law) and cultural practices. Finally, it reports on the results of statistical studies of sentencing of Indigenous offenders.

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