An Australian Indigenous-focussed Justice Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Offenders’ Perceptions of the Sentencing Process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8401996 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elena Marchetti (0000-0002-2557-1200, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86-106 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjc/azu089 |
| OpenAlex | W1991488870 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article draws on research conducted over the past four years on the use of Indigenous sentencing courts in Australia for sentencing Indigenous offenders of intimate partner violence (IPV). It presents interview findings of offenders’ perceptions of justice of a sentencing process that involves the participation of Elders and Community Representatives, as moral and cultural guides. This study concludes that the vast majority of interview participants found an Indigenous sentencing court process is fairer than a mainstream sentencing court process despite the fact that it is more challenging and confronting facing Elders and Community Representatives when being sentenced for an IPV offence. Their respect for Elders and Community Representatives, and the respect afforded to Elders and Community Representatives by the mainstream criminal justice system created a forum that both ‘shamed’ and supported the offenders in ways that reflected cultural values and norms.
Criminal justice · Criminology · Domestic violence · Economic Justice · Indigenous · Mainstream · Perception · Poison control · Political science · Restorative justice · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology
Conclusions and Implications
Gendered and Racialised Power and the Law
The adoption of restorative justice models in criminal justice system
Indigenous Partner Violence, Indigenous Sentencing Courts, and Pathways to Desistance
Gender-Based Violence and Carceral Feminism in Australia
Nothing Works? A Meta-Review of Indigenous Sentencing Court Evaluations
Women's Yarning Circles
The Social Psychology of Procedural Justice
What Should Be Done with Equity Theory
The Australian Human Rights Commission
Feminist engagement with restorative justice
Restorative justice, Navajo Peacemaking and domestic violence
In search of justice for domestic and family violence
Victim satisfaction with restorative justice
Offenders' perceptions of sentencing
Shaping Citizen Perceptions of Police Legitimacy
Do Fair Procedures Matter? The Effect of Procedural Justice on Spouse Assault
Procedural Justice in Felony Cases
Having Their Day in Court
IndigenousPeoples'Law-Ways
Legal Socialization of Children and Adolescents
| Citations per year | 0.7 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |