Justice agreements, strategic plans and Indigenous/police relations

Description

Arising from the long term reform process set in motion by the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, many jurisdictions in Australia have established Indigenous Justice Agreements. While IJAs have a much broader context than policing, the relationship between Indigenous people and the police is an important point of reform identified in these agreements. In addition, many state and territory police services have developed their own strategic plans for working with or responding to Indigenous people. These strategic plans, IJAs, and the relationship between Indigenous people and police are examined in this article.

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