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Crime and justice in the Torres Strait, and Cape York’s Licensing Muster program
Crime and justice in the Torres Strait, and Cape York’s Licensing Muster program
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jan 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
According to a study which explores how the Torres Strait's unique culture, geography and colonial experience has shaped the current crime and justice landscape, property crime in the region is very low. And the innovative Licensing Muster Project is helping Indigenous people living at the top of Cape York obtain birth certificates which are required when applying for a drivers licence.
Released:
Jan 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Damning report on treatment of prisoners with disabilities; The 'slayer rule' and elder abuse: Human Rights Watch reports that prisoners with disabilities in Queensland and WA are particularly at risk of neglect and abuse. Also on the program, could an expanded American style 'slayer law', be a way to deter elder abuse? by Law Report - Full program podcast