Implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody : 1995-96 ACT Government implemention report

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Australian Capital Territory
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Canberra : Publications and Public Communication for the Chief Minister's Dept., c1996
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Implementation of the Recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 1995-96 ACT Government Implementation Report 1
Implementation of the Recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 1995-96 ACT Government Implementation Report 3
CONTENTS 5
Who to Contact... 7
BACKGROUND 9
POLICY AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 13
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT 1. Overview 31
2. The Findings of the Commissioners as to the Deaths 39
3. Post Death Investigations 43
4. Adequacy of Information 65
5. Aboriginal Society Today 73
6. Relations with the Non-Aboriginal Community 85
7. The Criminal Justice System: Relations with the Police 89
8. Young Aboriginal People and the Juvenile Justice System 93
9. The Harmful Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs 97
10. Schooling 105
11. Housing and Infrastructure 109
12. Self Determination and Local Government 113
13. Diversion From Police Custody 117
14. Imprisonment as a Last Resort 129
15. Custodial Health and Safety 147
16. The Prison Experience 187
17. The Path to Self-Determination 203
18. Accommodating Difference: Relations between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal People 225
19. Improving the Criminal Justice System: Aboriginal People and Police 233
20. Breaking the Cycle: Aboriginal Youth 247
21. Towards Better Health 259
22. Coping With Alcohol and Other Drugs: Strategies for Change 275
23. Educating for the Future 283
24. Increasing Economic Opportunity 293
25. Improving the Living Environment: Housing and Infrastructure 313
26. Conforming With International Obligations 319
27. Addressing Land Needs 325
28. The Process of Reconciliation 331

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Australian Capital Territory & Australian Capital Territory. Chief Minister's Department. 1996, Implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody : 1995-96 ACT Government implemention report Publications and Public Communication for the Chief Minister's Dept, Canberra viewed 15 April 2026 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2312905835

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