Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Theories of Indigenous violence: A preliminary empirical assessment
Other Titles:	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
Authors:	Snowball, Lucy Weatherburn, Don
Year:	2008
Citation:	No 2; Section 216 Vol.: 41
Notes:	A number of theories have been put forward to explain the high level of violence among Australia's Indigenous population. Up until 2002, lack of suitable data on the risk factors associated with Indigenous violent victimisation made it very difficult to assess the adequacy of these theories. In 2002, the Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted a national survey (the NATSISS) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. That survey made it possible to examine a range of correlates of Indigenous violent victimisation. Analysis of the NATSISS victimisation data, however, has so far been limited to a few bivariate comparisons. This article presents the results of the first multivariate analysis of risk factors for violent victimisation among Indigenous Australians using the NATSISS. The results provide strong support for lifestyle/routine activity theories, moderate support for social disorganisation and social deprivation theories, but little support for cultural theories of Indigenous violence
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/17258
Physical description:	Pages 216-235
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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