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Arresting Incarceration

Pathways out of Indigenous imprisonment
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Arresting Incarceration by Don Weatherburn delves into the complexities surrounding the high rates of incarceration, particularly focusing on indigenous communities. It explores the social, economic, and policy factors contributing to this issue and offers insights into potential reforms aimed at reducing reliance on imprisonment while promoting justice and equality. Ideal for readers interested in political and social issues, the book provides a comprehensive analysis without offering concrete spoilers.
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Arresting Incarceration

Despite sweeping reforms by the Keating government following the1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, the rateof Indigenous imprisonment has soared. What has gone wrong?In Arresting incarceration

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Despite sweeping reforms by the Keating government following the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, the rate of Indigenous imprisonment has soared. What has gone wrong?

In Arresting Incarceration, Dr Don Weatherburn charts the events that led to the Royal Commission. He also argues that past efforts to reduce the number of Aboriginal Australians in prison have failed to adequately address the underlying causes of Indigenous involvement in violent crime; namely drug and alcohol abuse, child neglect and abuse, poor school performance and unemployment.

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Arresting Incarceration by Don Weatherburn is praised for its straightforward analysis and practical insights into the over-representation of Indigenous people in Australian prisons. The book is recognised for its courageous critique and for providing a blueprint to address this critical social issue, offering valuable perspectives for policy-makers and criminologists.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922059550

Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 February 2014

Country: Australia

Imprint: Aboriginal Studies Press

Illustration: illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 224

About the Author

In 1988 Don Weatherburn took up the position of Director of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and research: a position he has held ever since. He was awarded a Public Service medal in January 1998 and made a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia in 2006. Dr Weatherburn is the author of two books and more than 180 articles, book chapters and reports on crime and criminal justice.

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