Lessons lost in sentencing : welding individualised justice to Indigenous justice

Over-representation of Indigenous offenders in the Australian and Canadian criminal justice system - role of sentencing - sentencing principles - relevance of Indigenous background - sentencing courts can account for systemic disadvantage and promote individualised justice - analysis of Bugmy in con...

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Published in:	Melbourne University law review Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 47 - 76
Main Authors:	Anthony, Thalia, Bartels, Lorana
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Melbourne Melbourne University Law Review 01-01-2015 Melbourne University Law Review Association Inc
Subjects:	Aggravating circumstances Australian aborigines Canadian native peoples Court decisions CRIMINAL JUSTICE Criminal sentences Imprisonment INDIGENOUS PEOPLE Laws, regulations and rules Litigation Native peoples Population Postcolonialism Principles Prisons Race discrimination Sentences (Criminal procedure) SENTENCING AUSTRALIA CANADA Australia Canada
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Summary:	Over-representation of Indigenous offenders in the Australian and Canadian criminal justice system - role of sentencing - sentencing principles - relevance of Indigenous background - sentencing courts can account for systemic disadvantage and promote individualised justice - analysis of Bugmy in context of individualised justice.
Bibliography:	MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2015: 47-76 2016-01-07T10:31:54+11:00 MULR.jpg MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2015, 47-76 Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:	0025-8938 1839-3810