Over-Policing among the Australian Indigenous Communities

Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Politics - Region: Australia New Zealand language: English abstract: Aboriginal Australians in prisons and courts are grossly over-represented. There have been financial consultative and democratic efforts geared towards addressing the issue not only by the Federal Government but also the State. However despite the efforts to probe on this itching issue for years no changes have been successfully established. According to Gosford (2011 p1) in the Northern Territory most youths in custody have been remanded. In a broad view the problem arises from disrupted work opportunities cultural and education opportunities stigmatization community and family fracture and social isolation.