Aboriginal deaths in custody / Peter Nils Grabosky ... [et. al.].

Canberra : Australian Iinstitute of Criminology, 1988.

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Aboriginal Australians.

Prisoners, Aboriginal Australian.

Institutional care -- Australia.

Prisons -- Australia.

Prisoners -- Suicidal behaviour -- Australia.

The issue of Aboriginal deaths in prisons and holding cells is particularly complex. This report presents a statistical summary of the basic facts surrounding those cases which have been identified, including the cause of death, the circumstances giving rise to detention, and various demographic characteristics. It also summarises options which could significantly lower the risk of deaths in custody. They relate to: non institutional alternatives; management of custodial facilities; internal and coronial investigations; and criminal and civil liability. - Publisher's website.

"May 1988."

Includes bibliographical references.

0642133425

0817-8542

6 pages ; 30 cm