Conflict, Politics and Crime: Aboriginal Communities and the Police

by Chris Cunneen

Book Overview

Aboriginal people are grossly over-represented before the courts and in our gaols. Despite numerous inquiries, State and Federal, and the considerable funds spent trying to understand this phenomenon, nothing has changed. Indigenous people continue to be apprehended, sentenced, incarcerated and die in gaols. One part of this depressing and seemingly inexorable process is the behaviour of police.

Drawing on research from across Australia, Chris...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1864487194
• ISBN13: 9781864487190
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"