Title Sentencing: Aboriginal offenders / New South Wales Law Reform Commission

Published Sydney : New South Wales Law Reform Commission, 2000

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	KL 177 N44 New/Rep	2000/96	AVAILABLE
WATERFT LAW	KL 177 N44 New/Rep	2000/96	AVAILABLE

Description xvi, 284 pages ; 25 cm 4 3/4 in Series Report / New South Wales Law Reform Commission, 1030-0244 ; 96 Report (New South Wales. Law Reform Commission) ; 96 Report (New South Wales. Law Reform Commission) ; 96 Summary This Report details the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system. The rate of recidivism for Aboriginal offenders is a matter of serious concern. Aboriginal people are also dying in custody in increasing numbers. There have been 147 Indigenous deaths in custody since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, compared with 99 deaths in the previous decade. The Report considers whether legislation should contain special principles which would apply to the sentencing of Aboriginal offenders. It concludes that the existing common law principles of sentencing are sufficiently flexible to take account of the circumstances of Aboriginal offenders. The Commission's terms of reference specifically asked the Commission to consider whether there should be legislative endorsement Analysis Aboriginal customary law Aboriginal women Aborigines Cases (Law) Community participation Electronic resource Imprisonment alternatives Law reform New South Wales Sentencing State issue Notes "October 2000" Bibliography Bibliography: pages 264-284 Notes Also available online via the World Wide Web Subject Prisoners, Aboriginal Australian -- Australia -- New South Wales. Alternatives to imprisonment -- Australia -- New South Wales. Australian aboriginal prisoners -- New South Wales Community-based corrections -- Australia -- New South Wales. Customary law -- Australia -- New South Wales. Customary law -- Australia -- New South Wales. Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Australia -- New South Wales. Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Australia -- New South Wales. ISBN 0731304462

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