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dc.contributor.authorMarchetti, Elena
dc.contributor.authorDaly, Kathleen
dc.contributor.editorToni Makkai
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:23:09Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:23:09Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.modified2010-08-09T07:17:56Z
dc.identifier.issn08178542
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/5041
dc.description.abstractIndigenous participation in sentencing procedures has been occurring informally in remote communities for some time. During the late 1990s, formalisation of this practice began in urban areas with the advent of Indigenous sentencing and Circle Courts. Formalisation has also occurred in remote areas. The aim has been to make court processes more culturally appropriate, to engender greater trust between Indigenous communities and judicial officers, and to permit a more informal and open exchange of information about defendants and their cases. Indigenous people, organisations, elders, family and kin group members are encouraged to participate in the sentencing process and to provide officials with insight into the offence, the character of victim-offender relations, and an offender's readiness to change. This paper describes the range of practices used in different states and territories. It is a snapshot of current practice at year-end 2003 in Australia. The authors' research suggests that judicial officers and other legal officials, elders, community people, paid workers and volunteers are working in a sincere and dedicated way to make these new justice practices meaningful and effective.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralian Institute of Criminology
dc.publisher.placeCanberra
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi277
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto6
dc.relation.ispartofissue277
dc.relation.ispartofjournalTrends and Issues in Crime and Justice
dc.relation.ispartofvolume2004
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLaw
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1602
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1801
dc.titleIndigenous courts and justice practices in Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2004 Australian Institute of Criminology. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
gro.date.issued2004
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gro.griffith.authorMarchetti, Elena M.
gro.griffith.authorDaly, Kathleen


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