Aboriginal health and Aboriginal deaths in custody /

Reviews the findings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, with particular reference to recommendations relating to Aboriginal health; trends in deaths in custody; although implementation of the Commission's recommendations has resulted in a reduction of Aboriginal deaths i...

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Main Author:	McDonald, David (David Neil), 1946-
Corporate Author:	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Canberra : Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies, 1996. Canberra : 1996.
Series:	Research discussion paper (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies) ; 1996, no. 4.
Subjects:	Australia. > Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Prisoners > Suicidal behavior. Prisoners > Mortality. Prisoners > Health and hygiene. Aboriginal Australians > Death. Aboriginal Australians > Suicidal behavior. Aboriginal Australians > Mortality. Prisoners > Death. Aboriginal Australians > Health and hygiene. Aboriginal Australian prisoners > Death. Aboriginal Australian prisoners > Mortality. Aboriginal Australian prisoners > Suicidal behavior. Law enforcement - Custody - Deaths in custody - Royal Commission - Implementation of recommendations - Commonwealth. Law enforcement - Custody - Deaths in custody. Health services. Health status - Morbidity and mortality rates. Mental health - Suicide. Law enforcement - Prisons. Social behaviour - Social deviance - Punishment. Prisons and race relations. Prisoners, Aboriginal Australian > Mortality. Prisoners, Aboriginal Australian > Death. Prisoners, Aboriginal Australian > Suicidal behavior. Australian aboriginal prisoners > Mortality. Australian aboriginal prisoners > Suicidal behavior. Australian aboriginal prisoners > Death. Prisons and race relations > Australia. Australia. Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Prisoners Aborigines Deaths in custody Health services Federal issue
Online Access:	http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/rsrch/rsrch_dp/abstracts.htm#5 Click link for information on access to AIATSIS Research Discussion papers

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Summary:	Reviews the findings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, with particular reference to recommendations relating to Aboriginal health; trends in deaths in custody; although implementation of the Commission's recommendations has resulted in a reduction of Aboriginal deaths in police lockups, overcrowding in prisons has negated the improvements made in Australian prisons.
Item Description:	ANALYTIC.
Physical Description:	13 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Bibliography: p. 12.
ISBN:	0855752912
ISSN:	1323-9422 1323-9422 ;

Aboriginal health and Aboriginal deaths in custody /

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