Over the last decades significant public resources have been directed at preventing and responding to violence against women. These responses appear to have limited impact in benefiting Indigenous women, who are perhaps the most economically, socially and politically marginalised group in...

The paper is based on research into the use of Domestic Violence Protection Orders by Indigenous women in Queensland, and their effectiveness as a response to family violence particularly in rural and remote areas. The paper draws on a number of case studies which highlight the problems in...

This paper provides a brief overview of the last decade in relation to juvenile justice and Indigenous youth. It argues that while there have been some progressive changes these have been generally outweighed by a lack of thoroughgoing commitments to the fundamental reform envisaged by the...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS) play a crucial role in the representation of Indigenous defendants. Given the fraught relationship of Aboriginal people with the criminal justice system and the legal systme in general, and the ever-deepening criss of...

This chapter focuses on the violence of incarceration for Indigenous people in Australia. The chapter uses a broad concept of violence that includes overt physical violence, ill-treatment, and the failure to exercise a reasonable duty of care. These issues are explored in relation to Australia's...

The bulk of criminological research in relation to Indigenous people has been narrowly confined to quot;Indigenous crimequot; and traditionally sees state criminal justice responses as the more or less technical application of laws, policies and procedures to control crime. Most...

This chapter considers the interaction between colonial processes, Indigenous peoples and criminal justice systems. The commonalities in the experiences of Indigenous peoples in white settler societies (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US) provide the focus for an exploration of the...

This report addresses two broad research questions. This first is an analysis of the civil and family law needs of Aboriginal people in New South Wales (NSW). The second arises out of this legal needs analysis and explores how Legal Aid NSW might improve the services that they provide to...

This report addresses the issue of whether the legal system is adequately responding to domestic and family violence against Indigenous Australians. More specifically, it assesses the effectiveness of domestic violence protection orders for Indigenous clients, and proposes recommendations for change

This report presents key findings and recommendations from research conducted in 2011-2014 by the Indigenous Legal Needs Project (ILNP) in Queensland, Australia. The ILNP aims broadly, and on a national level to: identify and analyze the legal needs of Indigenous communities in non-criminal...