How is Aboriginal Incarceration rates being addressed and how viable are these legal solutions?
Circle sentencing is an alternative method of sentencing adult Indigenous offenders. It involves the local Indigenous people to get directly involved in the process of issuing sentences to the offenders, with aims of making the criminal justice system a little more meaningful and also confidence improving.
In February 2002, Nowra in New South Wales was to trial circle sentencing for Indigenous offenders. In the first 12 months of the trial’s operation, it is revealed that circle sentencing in Nowra proved successful in a plethora of manners. Circle sentencing had a lot to offer, it has led to improvements to the level of support towards the Indigenous offenders and victims were receiving, as well as enabling the offenders a greater understanding and responsibility towards their behaviour. It empowered the Indigenous community through the involvement of the Indigenous Elders in the …show more content…
The Magistrates Courts of Western Australia conduct all proceedings. Thi court is often referred to as designation of the court when dealing with Indigenous offenders accused of crime, when truly, the court is not actually a court. This is to exhibit distinctiveness from the usual, ordinary procedures that are involved in criminal courts, but also to establish that the same court structure handles both Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders. The court allows the involvement of the Indigenous communities in the sentencing process. This allows members of the local community to become involved in and express their views upon the crime. This court is conducted in an informal manner in which the magistrate is seated at a table. The major goal of such a court is to allow sentencing orders to become more appropriate and understanding toward the background of the
Circle sentencing is an alternative method of sentencing adult Indigenous offenders. It involves the local Indigenous people to get directly involved in the process of issuing sentences to the offenders, with aims of making the criminal justice system a little more meaningful and also confidence improving.
In February 2002, Nowra in New South Wales was to trial circle sentencing for Indigenous offenders. In the first 12 months of the trial’s operation, it is revealed that circle sentencing in Nowra proved successful in a plethora of manners. Circle sentencing had a lot to offer, it has led to improvements to the level of support towards the Indigenous offenders and victims were receiving, as well as enabling the offenders a greater understanding and responsibility towards their behaviour. It empowered the Indigenous community through the involvement of the Indigenous Elders in the …show more content…
The Magistrates Courts of Western Australia conduct all proceedings. Thi court is often referred to as designation of the court when dealing with Indigenous offenders accused of crime, when truly, the court is not actually a court. This is to exhibit distinctiveness from the usual, ordinary procedures that are involved in criminal courts, but also to establish that the same court structure handles both Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders. The court allows the involvement of the Indigenous communities in the sentencing process. This allows members of the local community to become involved in and express their views upon the crime. This court is conducted in an informal manner in which the magistrate is seated at a table. The major goal of such a court is to allow sentencing orders to become more appropriate and understanding toward the background of the