Conflict, Politics and Crime
Aboriginal Communities and the Police
$65.75
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2001
Summary
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 Cunneen focuses on how police and Aboriginal peopl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781864487190 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1864487194 |
| Author: | Chris Cunneen |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2001 |
| Weight: | 453g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
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About The Author
Chris Cunneen
Chris Cunneen is Associate Professor in Criminology and Director of the Institute of Criminology, Sydney University Law School. He has published widely on Aboriginal people and the criminal justice system, and is the co-author of Indigenous People and the Law in Australia (1995) and Juvenile Justice: An Australian Perspective (1995). He co-edited Faces of Hate: Essays on the incidence and nature of hate crime in Australia (1997).
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