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A 7 page paper which examines the rise in indigenous female convicts in Australia. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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7 pages (~225 words per page)
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systems that essentially work towards removing children from their families and essentially weakening the indigenous culture of Australia. When we understand that some of this argument is likely very valid
we begin to perhaps see that the role played by females in the justice system, indigenous females, is an important one. The following paper examines the rise in crimes committed
by indigenous females in Australia, the explanation for such increases, and a discussion of policy that involves these conditions. Crime in Australia It should be noted that the
information obtained by this particular writer was information that gathered together all districts in Australia and then used them in statistics. The information did not break down the states or
territories. As such the statistics provided include all regions of Australia. In 2001-2002 Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, in total, processed 175,822 offenders. Slightly over 37,000 of them were
females. "Females made up 22% of all offenders in 1995-1996 and 21% in 2001-2002" (Australian Institute of Criminology, 2004). One must also understand that some of these offenders are juveniles.
According to the Australian Institute of Criminology (2004), each of the states in Australia defines a juvenile differently. "In Victoria and Queensland the definition includes persons aged between 10 and
16 years. In South Australia, however, a juvenile is a person aged between 10 and 17 years" (Australian Institute of Criminology, 2004). For the purposes of this particular statistical report
the authors have deemed that a juvenile is someone between 10 and 16 years of age. In this report the juveniles were considered to be responsible for approximately
one-fifth of the crimes. According to the report, the rate of juvenile offenses dropped 33% for males and 32% for females from 1995-1996 to 2001-2002. However, in relationship to the
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