Narratives of mitigation Sentencing Indigenous criminal defendants in South Australia’s higher courts

• Published in: Journal of sociology (Melbourne, Vic.) Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 219 - 237
• Main Authors: Jeffries, Samantha, Bond, Christine E.W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2010; Sage Publications
• Subjects: Australia; Courts; Criminal justice; Criminal sentencing; Indigenous populations; Judiciary; Narratives; Offenders; Sociology; Sociology of law and criminology; Sociology of law and justice; Southern Australia; Australia, South Australia; narratives; Indigeneity; criminal defendants; focal concerns; Indigenous; sentencing; Native; Narrative; Sentence; Criminal Justice; Court

In their statistical analyses of higher court sentencing in South Australia, Jeffries and Bond (2009) found evidence that Indigenous offenders were treated more leniently than non-Indigenous offenders, when they appeared before the court under similar numerical circumstances. Using a sample of narra...