Coronial inquests, indigenous suicide and the colonial narrative

This article explores the over-representation of Indigenous people in suicide statistics internationally as indicative of the broader impacts of colonialism. The purpose of this discussion in a special issue of critical criminology is to widen the focus beyond criminal justice over-representation an...

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Authors: Carpenter, Belinda J. 1963- (Author) ; Harris, Megan (Author) ; Jowett, Steph 1991- (Author) ; Tait, Gordon 1960- (Author) ; Bray, Rebecca Scott (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Critical criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 527-545
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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