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Identify the three modes of dealing with policing indigenous people in Australia. |
Disposession and war - 1788 - 1900 - Police as Military, Lacked Review, Colonial Expansion, Native Police Trackers.
Protection/Segregation -Police as Guardians, Extensive powers, Surveillance, Control of Movement
Formal Equality -Increased Police/Indigenous Contact -Rapid Criminalisation -Over-Policing -Zero-tolerance -Demands for Rights |
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Identify the key findings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. |
1.Rate of ADIC did not exceed non-indigenous deaths - BUT reflects overrepresentation
2. Deaths were not resultant of deliberate violence
3. System defects in relation to care - Eg Shoelaces being left with cellmates lead to possibility of hanging
4. Disadvantaged/Unequal position - More Indigenous contact with CJS
5. Aboriginality a significant factor.
5. Results highlight tension between Indigenous and POlice |
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Identify the two main criminal factors for which Indigenous women are detained in custody for |
1. Public order offences. 2. Fine defaults. (Often small $$ for minor offence).
Colonisation not a gender neutral process (Kerley, Cunneen). |
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What were the majority of RCIADIC recommendations aimed to change? |
Recommendations aimed to change Police Practice, and more generally reduce deprivation of Indigenous Australians. |
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Is the rate of Indigenous deaths in custody falling or rising? |
Indigenous rate of custody falling, over last 8 years Indigenous rate of death lower than non-indigenous. (0.16 for indigenous, 0.22 for non-indigenous). |
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Has the rate of Indigenous imprisonment risen or fallen since the RCIADIC |
Rate of indigenous prisons doubled from 14% in 1991 to 18% in 2011. |
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Identify the 4 selected recommendations of the RCIADIC identified in the lecture. |
79. Abolish Public Drunkenness as an offence 86a. Swearing should not normally be an occasion for arrest 87a. Arrests should be treated as a last resort in policing procedure. 229. Recruit more Indigenous persons into Police. |
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What were the findings of the CMC inquiry (07-09), into Policing of Aboriginal Communities? |
Highly variable POLS-Indigenous relationship Cause of tension: Public order; Alcohol. Community consultations revealed strong desire for more policing. Invest in community policing approach. |
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Define: Police Legitimacy |
Police Legitimacy:
- A property of an authority that allows people to feel that the authority is entitled to be deferred to and obeyed.
Causes people to voluntarily follow rules out of obligation rather than fear of punishment.
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Identify two factors which shape Police Legitimacy. |
Instrumental factors: 'How well the police perform.' Relational factors: Perceived 'fairness', 'procedural justice' (How were you treated by police during procedure, rather than final result of procedure.)
Further reading: Cherney, Adrian. Tyler, Tom. |
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Identify Factors which link Ethnic minorities with Low Police Legitimacy. |
1. Members of Ethnic Minorities not as swayed by positive interactions with Police.
2. Poor previous interactions with police here, or in country of origin.
3. "Voice": Perceived Opportunity for minority to have their say. |
