Establishing the United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the Minimum Standard for All Forensic Practice with Australian Indigenous Peoples. (22nd January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gillies, Christine
• Is Part Of: Australian psychologist. Volume 48:Number 1(2013:Mar.)
• Page Start: 14
• Page End: 27
• Publication Date: 2013-01-22
• Subjects: Psychology -- Periodicals; 150
• DOI: 10.1111/ap.12003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0005-0067

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>In this article, Indigenous forensic practice is considered from a culturally informed perspective. Concerns are raised about forensic psychologists' continuing failure to operationalise all dimensions of modern Indigenous diversity in their day‐to‐day practice and research. Psychologists are also asked to contemplate the degree to which systemic factors from within their own discipline might be contributing to the ever‐increasing over‐representation of Indigenous peoples in the Australian correctional system. A radical restructure of practice is recommended in which the <italic>UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples</italic> is adopted as the minimum standard for restructuring what is suggested to remain a deeply assimilationist model of practice based on dominant culture and migrant management strategies, neither of which is relevant to forensic practice with Indigenous peoples.</p> </abstract>