| Indigenous Criminology Contributor(s): Cunneen, Chris (Author), Tauri, Juan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1447321766 ISBN-13: 9781447321767 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $41.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Series: New Horizons in Criminology |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.55 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Indigenous Criminology is the first book to comprehensively explore Indigenous people's contact with criminal justice systems in a contemporary and historical context. Drawing on comparative Indigenous material from North America, Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, it addresses both the theoretical underpinnings to the development of a specific Indigenous criminology, and canvasses the broader policy and practice implications for criminal justice. Written by leading criminologists specialising in Indigenous justice issues, the book argues for the importance of Indigenous knowledges and methodologies to criminology, and suggests that colonialism needs to be a fundamental concept to criminology in order to understand contemporary problems such as deaths in custody, high imprisonment rates, police brutality and the high levels of violence in some Indigenous communities. Prioritising the voices of Indigenous peoples, the work will make a significant contribution to the development of a decolonising criminology and will be of wide interest. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tauri, Juan: - Juan Tauri is an indigenous criminologist from Aotearoa (New Zealand). He holds a visiting appointment at the University of Wollongong, Australia.Cunneen, Chris: - Chris Cunneen holds joint appointments as professor of criminology at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, and in the Cairns Institute at James Cook University, Australia. Among his many books are the coauthored Juvenile Justice: Youth and Crime in Australia and Indigenous Legal Relations in Australia. |