Aboriginal victimisation and offending: The picture from police records

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BB17

Author	Jacqueline Fitzgerald and Don Weatherburn
Published	December 2001
Report Type	Bureau Brief No. 17
Subject	Aboriginal / Indigenous Australians; Offenders; Prisons and prisoners; Victims
Keywords	Aboriginal people, over-representation, victimisation, offending

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Aim

To document the extent of over-representation of Aboriginal people among victims of crime and offenders. Particular attention is paid to offences against Aboriginal women and children.