Baldry, Eileen, and Cunneen, Chris (2012) Contemporary penality in the shadow of colonial patriarchy. In: Proceedings of the 5th Annual Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference. pp. 1-15. From: 5th Annual Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference, 7-8 July 2011, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

Imprisonment in Australia has been a growing industry and large numbers of vulnerable people find themselves in a state of serial incarceration. Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in particular have experienced rapidly expanding imprisonment rates over recent decades. Our argument is this article is relatively straightforward: to understand contemporary penal culture and in particular its severity and excess in relation to Indigenous people and women, we need to draw upon an understanding of the dynamics of colonial patriarchy. Although at a micro level, specific legislation and policy changes have negatively impacted on the imprisonment of vulnerable groups, it is within a broader context of the strategies and techniques of colonial patriarchy that we can understand why it is that particular social groups appear to become the targets of penal excess.

Item ID:	24488
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISBN:	978-0-9808572-4-5
Keywords:	Australia, imprisonment, women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, penal culture, colonial, patriarchy
Related URLs:	http://sydney.edu.au/law/criminology/ANZ...
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2013 00:30
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