Yep. The "Closing the Gap" metrics point out that more indigenous Australians are being incarcerated, but that's just a symptom of the increased rates of criminality in that community. At best you could argue we need more paternalistic policies to stop them drinking themselves and their children stupid, but just letting them go when they beat their wife or steal someone's car wouldn't fix anything except the metric.
Yet "Just let them go" has been one of the recommendations handed down by inquiries and commissions basically forever.
Go read a summary of the major findings and recommendations of the Black Deaths in Custody inquiry.
The Inquiry found that Aboriginal Australians die in custody at a slightly lower rate than other demographics; but they spend so much time in prison that they will probably die there of unrelated causes.
Go see and how the recommended to address the problem.
In Australia, the Australian Aboriginal population is massively over-represented in convictions for crimes of violence.
There is a certain kind of person who points to the results and cries: "Racism!"
That kind of person's solution to the huge conviction rate is: "Stop convicting Aboriginals! That will reduce the prison population."
It is utterly divorced from reality.
About are problematic. Billions have been wasted on them.
Yep. The "Closing the Gap" metrics point out that more indigenous Australians are being incarcerated, but that's just a symptom of the increased rates of criminality in that community. At best you could argue we need more paternalistic policies to stop them drinking themselves and their children stupid, but just letting them go when they beat their wife or steal someone's car wouldn't fix anything except the metric.
Yet "Just let them go" has been one of the recommendations handed down by inquiries and commissions basically forever.
Go read a summary of the major findings and recommendations of the Black Deaths in Custody inquiry.
The Inquiry found that Aboriginal Australians die in custody at a slightly lower rate than other demographics; but they spend so much time in prison that they will probably die there of unrelated causes.
Go see and how the recommended to address the problem.