Indigenous Australians and the Criminal Justice System

Indigenous Australians and the Criminal Justice System

Indigenous Australians and the Criminal Justice System Indigenous Australians are significantly overrepresented in the criminal justice system. As of June 2023, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people comprised 30% of the adult prison population, despite representing only 3% of the total Australian population (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], 2023). This disproportionate representation stems from complex […]