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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Medicine Square
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'The Aboriginal people of Australia suffer the highest recorded imprisonment rate in the world, and It has long been recognised that dispossession, racism and cultural misunderstanding are the most significant contributors to the disproportionate rates of arrest, conviction and penalty for Aboriginal people (Clifford 1981; Tobin 1976; Eggleston 1976). Little information Is available on the types of offences for which Aborigines are imprisoned, but the figures available indicate that drunkenness and alcohol-related offences are the highest In Incidence of charges and imprisonment for Aborigines. As well as being locked up overnight for drunkenness or until bail is paid, Aborigines prefer to serve prison sentences in default of fines imposed for other offences. Across three states, it seems that charge and imprisonment rates for Aborigines are highest for the following three categories of offences In descending order: disorderliness (which includes swearing and fighting); breaking and entering; and unlawful use of motor vehicles'  (Introduction)

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  • Includes bibliography

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    y separately published work icon Being Black: Aboriginal Cultures in 'Settled' Australia Ian Keen (editor), Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1988 9108245 1988 selected work criticism

    'Being black brings together the results of research by a range of renowned anthropologists focusing on the social life of people who used to be labelled 'part-Aborigines' or 'urban Aborigines'. The research cover issues like the basis of identity; the ties of family; the structure of communities; ways of speaking; beliefs and feelings about country, and attitudes to the past.' (Source: Publisher's website)

    Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1988
    pg. 201-225
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