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Certain "social indicators" have been identified as underlying issues in the RCIADIC Report. Discuss how these indicators contribute to the over representation of Aboriginal people in custody

Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 04:13:46
Category: / Society & Culture / Environment
Length: 6 pages (1691 words)
When the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) came to completion in 1991, 339 recommendations were made by the commissioners. The most influential finding from the Royal Commission was that Indigenous persons are no more likely to die in custody than Non Indigenous persons. However, it was found that being Indigenous was a significant and in most cases dominant role in there being in custody to begin with. These recommendations fell into five main areas; …
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