NCJ Number
177576
Editor(s)
R Sarre,
D Wilson
Date Published
1998
Length
72 pages
Annotation
These proceedings review many issues surrounding the role of sentencing and indigenous offenders in Australia.
Abstract
The Roundtable on Sentencing and Indigenous Peoples was developed from the need to review sentencing practices in relation to indigenous people, and in particular to revisit the processes that led to indigenous people being incarcerated at a much higher rate than non-indigenous people. Participants at the Roundtable reviewed the adequacy of consideration given to non-custodial sentences; the place of customary law in sentencing; the need for better coordination of services to indigenous peoples; and the training of professionals in the criminal justice system in cross-culture communication. In addition, they considered the African American experience in relation to the role of improved employment opportunities in reducing crime. Notes, references, table, bibliography, figure, appendix