Reconciliation and Social Justice Library

FINAL REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION INTO ABORIGINAL DEATHS IN CUSTODY : A SUMMARY

Kathy Whimp
Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement, Adelaide

Contents

• SUMMARY
• Overview
• Part A The Deaths Investigated by the Royal Commission
• Profile of Those Who Died (Chapter 2)
• The Findings of the Commissioners as to the Deaths (Chapter 3)
• Adequacy of Previous Investigations (Chapter 4)
• Part B The Disproportionate Number of Aboriginal People in Custody
• The Disproportionate Number of Aboriginal People in Custody (Chapter 5)
• Aboriginal People in Custody: Some Basic Facts (Chapter 6)
• Reasons for Custody (Chapter 7)
• Duration of Custody and the Extent of the Disproportion (Chapters 8 and 9)
• Part C The Underlying Issues which explain the Disproportionate Number of Aboriginal People in Custody
• The Legacy of History (Chapter 10)
• Some Aspects of Aboriginal Society Today (Chapter 11)
• Relations with the Non-Aboriginal Community (Chapter 12)
• The Criminal Justice System: Relations with Police (Chapter 13)
• Young Aboriginal People and the Criminal Justice System (Chapter 14)
• The Harmful use of Alcohol and other Drugs (Chapter 15)
• Schooling (Chapter 16)
• Employment, Unemployment and Poverty (Chapter 17)
• Housing and Infrastructure (Chapter 18)
• Land Needs (Chapter 19)
• Self-determination (Chapter 20)
• Part D Reducing the Numbers of Deaths in Custody
• Diversion from Custody (Chapter 21)
• Imprisonment as a Last Resort (Chapter 22)
• Part E Reducing the Risks of Death in Custody
• The vulnerabilities of those in custody (Chapter 23)
• Custodial Health and Safety (Chapter 24)
• The Prison Experience (Chapter 25)
• Part F The Underlying Issues: Directions for Change
• The Path to Self-determination (Chapter 27)
• Accommodating Difference: Relations between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal People (Chapter 28)
• Improving the Criminal Justice System: Aboriginal People and Police (Chapter 29)
• Breaking the Cycle: Programs for Aboriginal Youth (Chapter 30)
• Towards Better Health (Chapter 31)
• Coping with Alcohol and other Drugs: Strategies for Change (Chapter 32)
• Educating for the Future (Chapter 33)
• Increasing Economic Opportunity (Chapter 35)
• Improving the Living Environment: Housing and Infrastructure (Chapter 35)
• Conforming with International Obligations (Chapter 36)
• Addressing Land Needs (Chapter 37)
• The Process of Reconciliation (Chapter 38)