30 years on: Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody recommendations remain unimplemented

Anthony, T; Williams, M; Jordan, K; Walsh, T; Markham, F

30 years on: Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody recommendations remain unimplemented

Anthony, T

Williams, M Jordan, K Walsh, T Markham, F

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Publisher:: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR)
Publication Type:: Report
Citation:: 2021
Issue Date:: 2021-04-21

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dc.contributor.author	Anthony, T https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0652-0731
dc.contributor.author	Williams, M
dc.contributor.author	Jordan, K
dc.contributor.author	Walsh, T
dc.contributor.author	Markham, F
dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-01T09:42:00Z
dc.date.available	2021-10-01T09:42:00Z
dc.date.issued	2021-04-21
dc.identifier.citation	2021
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-925286-59-5
dc.identifier.issn	1442-3871
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/150786
dc.description.abstract	This paper outlines concerns with the 2018 Deloitte Access Economics review of the implementation of the 339 recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC). Here, we update a statement produced by Jordan et al. in December 2018, which argued that due to its scope and methodology, the Deloitte review had the potential to misrepresent the extent to which the RCIADIC recommendations had been implemented. Drawing on coronial inquest reports, we cite new evidence of the failure of governments to implement key RCIADIC recommendations and the fatal consequences for First Nations lives. We argue that there is a risk that misinformation may influence policy and practice responses to First Nations deaths in custody, and opportunities to address the widespread problems in Indigenous public policy in Australia may be missed. In particular, current approaches too often ignore the principles of self-determination and the realities of laws and policies as experienced by First Nations peoples. We reiterate arguments for the development of national independent monitoring of Indigenous deaths in custody and further work towards the implementation of the recommendations of RCIADIC. We also call on the Australian Government to provide a response to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s 2017 Inquiry on Indigenous Incarceration Rates.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR)
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dc.title	30 years on: Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody recommendations remain unimplemented
dc.type	Report
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Abstract:

This paper outlines concerns with the 2018 Deloitte Access Economics review of the implementation of the 339 recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC). Here, we update a statement produced by Jordan et al. in December 2018, which argued that due to its scope and methodology, the Deloitte review had the potential to misrepresent the extent to which the RCIADIC recommendations had been implemented. Drawing on coronial inquest reports, we cite new evidence of the failure of governments to implement key RCIADIC recommendations and the fatal consequences for First Nations lives. We argue that there is a risk that misinformation may influence policy and practice responses to First Nations deaths in custody, and opportunities to address the widespread problems in Indigenous public policy in Australia may be missed. In particular, current approaches too often ignore the principles of self-determination and the realities of laws and policies as experienced by First Nations peoples. We reiterate arguments for the development of national independent monitoring of Indigenous deaths in custody and further work towards the implementation of the recommendations of RCIADIC. We also call on the Australian Government to provide a response to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s 2017 Inquiry on Indigenous Incarceration Rates.

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