Definitions
Laws founded on traditions and cultures
What are customary laws?
4 historical reasons Aboriginal people in jail
foreign criminal justice system(courts)
not recognising Aboriginal laws
the use of fear to control FNP- shootings/massacres
Police control- Protection and Assimilation policies
The year the Aboriginal protection act was implemented.
1909
Māori are what % of people in prison in 2025.
52%
One main issue causing imprisonment
racism
laws and accepted practices, responsibilities and interactions with Aboriginal society.
Traditional law
Name of the governor who gave permission to shoot aboriginals on site
King
RCIADIC
Royal commission into aboriginal deaths in custody
Māori are what % approximately of the New Zealand population.
15%
In 2025, there have been how many Aboriginal deaths in custody across Australia since the beginning of the year.
12
Linked to the dreaming- rules on how to treat land, family and community.
Traditional lore
A paternalistic policy
Protection Policy- paternal means father dominated
3 reasons why ATSI people in prison according to RCIADIC
1.overpolicing
2.Not receiving court letters
3. Driving unlicensed, uninsured and unregisted.
Maori Treaty with government
Waitangi
total number of Indigenous deaths in custody since the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) to almost what?
600
reoffending after already committing a crime
recidivism
2 Reasons why aboriginal people were put in jail by the British
stealing food, Couldn't understand the English language so couldn't defend themselves
Name 5 places circle sentencing operates in Australia
Moruya,Narooma,Batemans Bay,Mt Druitt, Blacktown ,Downing Centre (Sydney), Armidale, Blacktown, Bourke, Brewarrina, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Kempsey, Lismore, Moree, Mt Druitt, Nambucca, Nowra, Walgett, and Wagga Wagga.
For Māori women they comprise around what % of the female prison population.
50%
What did Mrs Roberts have for lunch?
nothing yet
taking of the land
dispossession
Number of men sentenced for Myall Creek massacre
7
7 Underlying causes for over representation of Aboriginal people in Gaol.MEDSESH
Mental health, education, disability, Sexual abuse, employment, substance abuse, homelessness.
Name one Maori community
Upper Hutt
What is the name of the Aboriginal mission in Wellington
Nanima