Indigenous Courts, Culture and Partner Violence

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-137-58062-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 413 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Indigeneity and Criminal Justice

This book examines the use and impact of Australian Indigenous sentencing courts in response to Indigenous partner violence. In operation in Australia since 1999, these courts were first established by a magistrate in South Australia who sought to improve court communication and understanding, and trust in the criminal justice system for Indigenous people. Indigenous Courts, Culture and Partner Violence is the first book to consider how the transformation of a sentencing process into one that better reflects Indigenous cultural values can improve outcomes for both victims and offenders of Indigenous partner violence. It asks which aspects of the sentencing process are most important in influencing a change in attitude and behaviour of Indigenous offenders who repeatedly engage in abusive behaviour towards their partner, and what types of justice process better meets the relationship, rehabilitative and safety needs of Indigenous partnerviolence offenders and their victims?

Marchetti examines the adaptation of a formal sentencing process to make it more culturally meaningful when responding to Indigenous partner violence, and gauges victim and offender views about how the court process has affected their lives and relationships, and elicits their views of violence within their communities. This innovative work will be of great interest to academics, researchers, policy makers, police, lawyers, family violence service providers and students.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marchetti, Elena

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Kindesmissbrauch, Sexueller Missbrauch, Häusliche Gewalt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Partner Violence: Global, Legal And Indigenous Perspectives.- 3. Indigenous And Domestic And Family Violence Specialist Courts.- 4. Indigenous Sentencing Courts In Two Australian States.- 5. The Role Of Elders And Community Representatives And How It Impacts On Perspectives Of Justice.- 6. Couples Who Stayed Together.- 7. Couples Who Separated.- 8. De-Colonising ‘What Works’.

Über Autor(innen)

Elena Marchetti is Professor of Law at Griffith University, Australia. She is recognized nationally and internationally as one of the leading scholars in the area of inter-sectional race and gender studies, and has been awarded two prestigious Research Fellowships by the Australian Research Council. She has authored and co-authored numerous articles and book chapters in the areas of indigenous sentencing courts, family and domestic violence.