Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Understanding Indigenous violence
Other Titles:	Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
Authors:	Anderson, Ian
Keywords:	Indigenous issues
Year:	2002
Publisher:	Public Health Association of Australia
Citation:	26 (5), October 2002
Notes:	In this brief article, Anderson presents the issue of violence in Indigenous Australian communities as a major social and health problem. He uses recent data to demonstrate the high rates of ‘external causes of death’ (i.e. accidents, intentional self-harm and assault) and of imprisonment among the Indigenous population, linking the problem of violence to these increased rates. While the increase in media attention on this issue has raised the profile of the problem, useful dialogue has not resulted. The WHO report, World Report on Violence and Health, has made a positive contribution to the debate in its global approach to the issue and its use of detailed case studies. It also brings the concept of ‘collective violence’ into the discussion thus widening the context to include the historical perspective of Australian colonialism and its impact on contemporary social problems. The author compares the WHO report to the more narrowly focussed 2001 Commonwealth report, Violence in Indigenous Communities, and in conclusion shows the WHO report as contributing significantly to the discussion of violence as a public health issue.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12668
ISSN:	1326-0200
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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