Web resource:	http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/vwFiles/CJB115.pdf/$file/CJB115.pdf
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Does circle sentencing reduce Aboriginal offending?
Other Titles:	Crime and justice bulletin
Authors:	Fitzgerald, Jacqueline
Keywords:	Statistics;Indigenous issues;Policing
Year:	2008
Publisher:	NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
Citation:	115, May 2008
Notes:	General Overview: :This Australian journal article reports on a study comparing the reoffending of Aboriginal people who participated in circle sentencing with the reoffending of Aboriginal people sentenced in a mainstream court setting. Discussion: :The study aimed to find out whether participation in circle sentencing affects the frequency or seriousness of reoffending or the time to reoffence. At the time of the study, circle sentencing was in operation at eight rural or regional sites in New South Wales. Nearly half of the circle sentences involved an offence of common assault, but the study does not indicate how many of these involve family violence. The next most prevalent offences are unlicensed driving and breaching an apprehended violence order. The author found no difference in the frequency, timing or seriousness of reoffending between those participating in circle sentencing and those sentenced in mainstream courts.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14258
ISSN:	10301046
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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