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Inquiry into the high level of involvement of Indigenous juveniles and young adults in the criminal justice system

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On Monday 20 June 2011, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs tabled the report of its inquiry into the high level of involvement of Indigenous juveniles and young adults in the criminal justice system entitled Doing Time - Time For Doing: Indigenous youth in the criminal justice system.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 8 chapters and 3 appendices.

Doing Time - Time For Doing: Indigenous youth in the criminal justice system

Preliminary pages (PDF 1215B)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations

Chapter 1 (PDF 160KB)
Introduction

Chapter 2 (PDF 579KB)
Indigenous youth and the criminal justice system: an overview

Chapter 3 (PDF 458KB)
The role of positive social norms

Chapter 4 (PDF 441KB)
The link between health and the criminal justice system

Chapter 5 (PDF 605KB)
Improving education for Indigenous youth

Chapter 6 (PDF 432KB)
Improving the effectiveness of transitioning from education to the workforce

Chapter 7 (PDF 657KB)
The criminal justice system

Chapter 8 (PDF 626KB)
Government policy and coordination

Appendix A (PDF 100KB)
List of submissions

Appendix B (PDF 165KB)
Lists of hearings, witnesses and inspections

Appendix C (PDF 132KB)
List of exhibits

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