The Royal Commission
Research on the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody emphasised the social, cultural and legal issues underlying the incarceration rates and deaths of Aboriginal people in custody.
Why was a Commissioner specifically appointed to oversee social issues ?
The imprisonment rates of Aboriginal people have continued to rise, despite the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody’s final recommendation of “imprisonment as a last resort”. Discuss the impact of policing on Aboriginal people.
Examine how over-policing and under-policing impact on these rates, the significance of policing culture and so on.