Discourse of ‘Dysfunction’: Sentencing Narratives and the Construction of Indigenous Offending

Using a narrative analysis of judges sentencing remarks in South Australian higher courts, we explore whether broader discourses ‘dysfunction’ ‘disorganisation’, ‘deprivation’ and ‘pathology’ impact understandings of Indigenous offending and subsequent constructions of Indigenous defendants in the s...

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1. VerfasserIn: Bond, Christine (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Jeffries, Samantha
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2011
In:Jahr: 2011
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Zusammenfassung:Using a narrative analysis of judges sentencing remarks in South Australian higher courts, we explore whether broader discourses ‘dysfunction’ ‘disorganisation’, ‘deprivation’ and ‘pathology’ impact understandings of Indigenous offending and subsequent constructions of Indigenous defendants in the sentencing process.Sydney Institute of Criminology; School of Social Sciences at the University of Western Sydne