Western Australia: Harsher Sentences? Indigeneity And Prison Sentence Length In Western ...

Western Australia: Harsher Sentences? Indigeneity And Prison Sentence Length In Western Australia’s Higher Courts Christine E.W. Bond, and Samantha Jeffries, 2011   Overall, reviews of international sentencing research conclude that offenders’ race/ethnicity has a direct effect on sentencing outcomes. Although specific research on Indigenous status and sentencing is much more limited, there is emerging evidence that Indigeneity also has a direct impact on sentencing outcomes. While North...

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