Abstract
This subject will provide students with the foundational knowledge in Indigenous Australian Studies from which to build their knowledge and skills to enhance the students' ability to work effectively with Indigenous Australian peoples across the criminal justice system. The subject takes into consideration the recommendations and findings from The Royal … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
Settler-colonialism and Australian nation-buildingThe Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in CustodyCitizenship and Indigenous Australian activism and resistanceThe international context - individual and collective rights and international comparisonsOver-representation and justice institutionsSelf-determination and justice initiatives including youth conferencing and crime preventionThe social, cultural, historical, and political processes impacting on Indigenous Australians, including … For more content click the Read More button below.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1.
be able to examine the ways in which government responses to Indigenous Australian people affect access to justice for Indigenous Australian people;
2.
be able to reflect critically on social, cultural, and institutional impact on their profession, including assumptions stemming from the history of legislation and interactions with Indigenous Australian peoples and communities;
3.
be able to demonstrate knowledge of Indigenous community protocols and the major issues and strategies relevant to working effectively in Indigenous contexts; and
4.
be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the socio-economic and political policies, practices and ideological processes of colonisation and their impact upon Indigenous Australians and their cultures.
Assumed knowledge
Nil