Redressing the imbalance: Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system

Speech, Language and the Law

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 137-160

  Mildren, Dean ^a  

^a Judiciary Supreme Court ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal English; Criminal justice system; Interpreter; Northern Territory; Trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249157537     PISSN: 13501771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/sll.1999.6.1.137     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Access to Justice Advisory Committee, (1994) 'Access to Justice: an Action Plan', Commonwealth Government.
2. Carroll, P. J. (1995) 'An Aboriginal language interpreter service', unpublished consultancy report for the Office of Aboriginal Development and the Sub-Committee on Public Safety and Social Development (Government of the North Territory).
3. Cooke, M. (1998) 'Anglo/Yolngu communication in the criminal justice system', unpublished PhD thesis, University of New England (Australia).
4. Eades, D. (1992) Aboriginal English and the Law: Communicating with Aboriginal English Speaking Clients: A handbook for legal practitioners, Brisbane: Queensland Law Society.
5. Elkin, A. P. (1947) 'Aboriginal Evidence and Justice in North Australia', Oceania 17: 173-210.
6. Howard, D., Quinn, S., Blokland, J. and Flynn, M. (1993) 'Aboriginal Hearing Loss and the Criminal Justice System', Aboriginal Law Bulletin 3(65): 9-11.
7. Mildren, D. (1997) 'Redressing the Imbalance Against Aboriginals in the Criminal Justice System', Criminal Law Journal, 21: 7-22.
8. Northern Territory Aboriginal Languages Interpreter Services Trial (6 January-30 June 1997) Evaluation Report (forthcoming), prepared by the Northern Territory Office of Aboriginal Development.
9. Queensland Criminal Justice Commission (1996) Report into Aboriginal witnesses in Queensland's Criminal Courts, Toowong: Criminal Justice Commission and Queensland Government.