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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Change the Record Coalition | en |
dc.contributor.author | Human Rights Law Centre | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-30T23:52:53Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-06-30T23:52:53Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/20365 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The crisis of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's<br/ >over-imprisonment, both in prisons and police cells, is<br/ >causing immeasurable harm. Today, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women<br/ >comprise 34 per cent of women behind bars but only 2<br/ >per cent of the adult female Australian population. Even<br/ >more women are cycling in and out of courts and police<br/ >cells. This is a crisis, carrying with it profound effects for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, their children<br/ >and their communities. The report's emphasis is on the criminal justice system<br/ >and the importance of responding to the distinct rights,<br/ >histories and circumstances of Aboriginal and Torres Strait<br/ >Islander women, which are different in many respects to<br/ >those of men. In particular, violence against Aboriginal and<br/ >Torres Strait Islander women, which contributes directly<br/ >and indirectly to women's offending, must be addressed to<br/ >reduce the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander<br/ >women in the criminal justice system, both as victim/<br/ >survivors and offenders. Strategies must also be responsive<br/ >to the vital roles Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander<br/ >women play in their communities and families, including as<br/ >primary carers of children.<br/ >Critically, this report calls for strategies to be designed,<br/ >implemented and evaluated by, and in partnership<br/ >with, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women,<br/ >consistent with principles of community control and<br/ >self-determination | en |
dc.language | en | en |
dc.publisher | Human Rights Law Centre | en |
dc.subject | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities | en |
dc.subject | Criminal justice system | en |
dc.subject | Criminal justice | en |
dc.subject | Prison | en |
dc.subject | Criminal justice responses | en |
dc.subject | Aboriginal Australians | en |
dc.subject | Prisoners | en |
dc.title | Over-represented and overlooked : the crisis of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's growing over-imprisonment | en |
dc.type | Report | en |
dc.identifier.catalogid | 15175 | en |
dc.subject.keyword | new_record | en |
dc.subject.readinglist | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities | en |
dc.date.entered | 2018-07-05 | en |
dc.subject.anrapopulation | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples | en |
dc.publisher.place | Melbourne, VIC | en |
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