Discourses of 'Dysfunction': Sentencing Narratives and the Construction of Indigenous Offending
Abstract
Using a narrative analysis of judges sentencing remarks in South Australian higher courts, we explore whether broader discourses of 'dysfunction' 'disorganisation', 'deprivation' and 'pathology' impact understandings of Indigenous offending and subsequent constructions of Indigenous defendants in the sentencing process.Using a narrative analysis of judges sentencing remarks in South Australian higher courts, we explore whether broader discourses of 'dysfunction' 'disorganisation', 'deprivation' and 'pathology' impact understandings of Indigenous offending and subsequent constructions of Indigenous defendants in the sentencing process.
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Conference Title
The Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference 2010 Proceedings
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Courts and Sentencing