Abstract
The subject focuses on a number of issues impacting on contemporary relations between Indigenous Australians and the criminal justice system with a view to understanding causal factors and identifying relevant criminal justice responses. Attention will be paid to the historical relations between the police and Indigenous Australians and the role … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
The effect of colonisation on contemporary policing of Indigenous AustraliansFormal and substantive justicePolicing and the Stolen GenerationsInstitutional and personal racismThe criminalisation of Indigenous AustraliansOver policing and zero tolerance in relation to Indigenous AustraliansPolice culture and decision-makingPolicing Indigenous womenPolicing public spaceContemporary policing policies related to policing Indigenous peopleContemporary Indigenous initiatives in … For more content click the Read More button below.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1.
be able to discuss the impact of colonisation on contemporary police practice, criminal justice, and Indigenous Australian relations;
2.
be able to critique key contemporary debates about the experiences of Indigenous Australians and their interaction with the criminal justice system;
3.
be able to evaluate current criminal justice policies which focus on Indigenous people;
4.
be able to examine how government responses affect the policing of Indigenous people; and
5.
be able to reflect on one's own worldview and the worldviews of others, and apply this to professional practice.
Assumed knowledge
Any Level 2 JST subject
JST123 for Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Bachelor of Policing and Public Safety
Enrolment restrictions
Pre-requisite