Indigenous Communities, Criminal Justice and Policing

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 of government in structuring those relations. Specific points of focus include institutional racism, criminal justice procedures, Indigenous community relations, including self-determination and justice reinvestment initiatives.

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.

The effect of colonisation on contemporary policing of Indigenous Australians
Formal and substantive justice
Policing and the Stolen Generations
Institutional and personal racism
The criminalisation of Indigenous Australians
Over policing and zero tolerance in relation to Indigenous Australians
Police culture and decision-making
Policing Indigenous women
Policing public space
Contemporary policing policies related to policing Indigenous people
Contemporary Indigenous initiatives in policing

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

be able to discuss the impact of colonisation on contemporary police practice, criminal justice, and Indigenous Australian relations;

be able to critique key contemporary debates about the experiences of Indigenous Australians and their interaction with the criminal justice system;

be able to evaluate current criminal justice policies which focus on Indigenous people;

be able to examine how government responses affect the policing of Indigenous people; and

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