'A Tragedy Of Monumental Proportions': Indigenous Australians And The Sentencing Process

'A Tragedy Of Monumental Proportions': Indigenous Australians And The Sentencing Process Heather Douglas, and Jennifer Corrin, 2010   This article explores the tensions between the principles of rehabilitation and community protection in the sentencing of Aboriginal people, especially in the context of dysfunctional and remote Aboriginal communities. In order to explore these tensions, the article draws on the issues raised in a recent Australian case involving the sentencing of nine young...

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