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NSW inmate health survey 2009: Aboriginal health report

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Authors: Indig, Devon, McEntyre, Elizabeth, Page, Jude
Publishers: Justice Health

Aboriginal prisoners comprise one-quarter of the total prisoner population with a rate of imprisonment 14 times higher than non-Aboriginals. The 2009 NSW Inmate Health Survey (IHS) is the first Aboriginal-specific […]

Equality before the law bench book

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Authors: Judicial Commission of New South Wales
Publishers: Judicial Commission of New South Wales

This bench book provides NSW judicial officers with statistics and information about the different values, cultures, lifestyles, socio-economic disadvantage and/or potential barriers in relation to full and equitable participation in […]

Naming and shaming youth offenders : bonfire of the vanities

Resources Nov,2013

Authors: Shadbolt, Gregory M
Publishers: Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales

The Principal Lawyer from the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service reflects on the Queensland Government’s proposed laws to allow repeat juvenile offenders’ names to be published. The […]

Young Australians: Their health and wellbeing 2007

Resources May,2007

Authors: Pieris-Caldwell, Indrani, Hotstone, Cathy, Eldridge, Deanna
Publishers: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

This is the third national statistical report on young people in Australia. Using a set of key indicators of health and wellbeing of young people, this report brings together national […]

Human Rights Equal Opportunity Commission Social Justice Report 2002 : Indigenous women and corrections : A landscape of risk

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Authors: Australian Human Rights Commission
Publishers: Social Justice Report 2002 / Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. Sydney : Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2002; 135-177. bibl, table

This chapter provides an overview of issues facing Indigenous women in corrections. It presents a statistical overview of incarceration and recidivism rates for Indigenous women on a national and state […]

Northern Territory Emergency Response : Evaluation report 2011

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Authors: Roediger, Kathryn Julie, Australian Institute of Criminology, Australian Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Allen Consulting Group
Publishers: Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Department of Families, Housing

This report provides an evaluation of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) since July 2007 from a whole-of-government perspective. It aims to place the NTER in its political, social and […]

Mandatory sentencing: rights and wrongs

Resources Dec,2001

Authors: Brennan, Sir Gerard
Publishers: Australian Journal of Human Rights, 7(2) Dec 2001; 3-6

These closing remarks provide a summary of views presented at the Mandatory Sentencing Symposium. While there are no constitutional impediments to state laws implementing mandatory sentencing, the practice may be […]

Prevalence of mental illness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland prisons

Resources July,2012

Authors: Heffernan, Edward B, Andersen, Kimina C, Dev, Abhilash, Kinner, Stuart A
Publishers: Medical journal of Australia 197 (1)

This study aims to estimate the prevalence of mental disorder in a representative sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland prisons. Cross-sectional assessment of mental health using […]

Mental health of Indigenous Australians : a review of findings from community surveys

Resources July,2005

Authors: Jorm, Anthony F, Bourchier, Sarah J, Cvetkovski, Stefan, Stewart, Gavin
Publishers: Medical journal of Australia 196 (2)

This report assembles what is known about the mental health of Indigenous Australians from community surveys. A systematic search was conducted of publications and data sources since 2000. Surveys had […]

Wiyi yani u thangani (Women’s voices): First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum Outcomes Report • November 2022

Resources November,2022

Authors: Filev, Alicia, Pedersen, Jane, Oscar, June, Hunter, Kimberley, Spry, Sophie
Publishers: Australian Human Rights Commission

The Wiyi Yani U Thangani First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum (the Forum) was held virtually on 12 September 2022. It brought over 150 participants together including First Nations community […]