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Justice or an Unjust System? Aboriginal over-representation in South Australia’s juvenile justice system

Twenty-times more likely to be imprisoned than the non-Aboriginal population and making up 46% of the young people in SA's detention centres, this report highlights the problem of over-representation of Aboriginal young people in this state's juvenile justice system. The report recommends a new approach to engage Aboriginal people at all levels in the justice system, with a formally negotiated Indigenous Justice Agreement as a first step.

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Published Date: 
Tuesday, 31 March 2015