Re-thinking Indigenous over-representation in prison

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 559-576

  Weatherburn, Don ^a   Holmes, Jessie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; Child maltreatment; Indigenous imprisonment; Indigenous policy; Royal commission; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551494714     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2010.tb00198.x     Document Type: Article

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