Marginalised: an insider’s view of the state, state policies in New Zealand and gang formation

Following the annexation of Aotearoa/New Zealand by the British in 1840, Māori, as the Indigenous people of that country, experienced loss of sovereignty through the imposition of and application of new and transformative policies, including the law and unfamiliar legal and social codes. This paper...

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Main Author: Andrae, Dominic (Author)
Contributors: McIntosh, Tracey ; Coster, Stan
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Critical criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 119-135
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Child Welfare
Criminal Justice System
Foster Care
Indigenous People
State Crime
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Summary:Following the annexation of Aotearoa/New Zealand by the British in 1840, Māori, as the Indigenous people of that country, experienced loss of sovereignty through the imposition of and application of new and transformative policies, including the law and unfamiliar legal and social codes. This paper considers the state and the influential legacy of an imposed, Settler-state social welfare and criminal justice system on Māori. An explicit, insider narrative will highlight how suppression, disconnection and abandonment, made manifest through particular and abusive state policies, has informed and constructed the life pathway of a member of a culturally and socially-submerged population, the Mongrel Mob gang.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis. Seite 134-135
ISSN:1572-9877
DOI:10.1007/s10612-016-9325-8