Diversion of Indigenous juvenile offenders

Lucy Snowball / Australian Institute of Criminology
This study examined juveniles' contact with the police and courts, and the differences in conferencing and cautioning rates for Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia in 2005. Posted 05-07-2008

Indigenous understanding of hospice and palliative care

Indigenous understanding of hospice and palliative care: findings from an Australian study
Pam McGrath and Mary Anne Patton / International Program for Psycho-Social Research
This article presents findings from a study conducted in the Northern Territory that explores Indigenous peoples' understanding of the Western notion of palliative care and hospice. The findings provide practical insights into the problems occurring at the interface of Western palliative care and traditional Indigenous care of the dying. Posted 31-08-2007