New Research Brief: ‘Self-determination in the criminal justice system’

New Research Brief: 'Self-determination in the criminal justice system'

10 October 2020 Sophie Dawson

Self-determination has long appeared in Indigenous criminal justice policy as a conceptual foundation underpinning policy applications. However, few policy discussions have focused on the contours of self-determination as a concept or legal right. This research brief accordingly seeks to do so, as well as to outline several current policy initiatives that demonstrate varied applications of self-determination in Australia and New Zealand.

By Doreen TF Chen.

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