Driver Licences, Diversionary Programs and Transport Justice for First Nations Peoples in Australia

Preventative and Diversionary Programs in Western Australia

n the large number of young people who appear before the court. In 1991-92, some 7,554 young people appeared in the Children's Court and before a panel on a total of 28,053 charges (Youth Justice Bureau 1993b). This represents 3.9 per cent of the youth population, based on the 1986 census. As of 30 September 1991, the incarceration rate for juvenile males was 90.3 per 100,000 (Commonwealth Depa...

Justice among Peoples and Decency of Iranian People

In his book The Law of Peoples, John Rawls described an international society inwhich there are enemies and friends seeking their goals by deferent means.Rawls introduced us principles as the fundamental rights of every people. Thepeople who reserve these rights can sustain in the world. Although this theoryis supposed to be part of liberal foreign policy, the peoples Rawls talks aboutare not n...

QUALITY OF HUMAN RESOURCES: GENDER AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES – Emerging Environmental Issues For Indigenous Peoples In Northern Australia - Marcia Langton EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA

Therapeutic landscapes and First Nations peoples: an exploration of culture, health and place.

This paper contributes to an expanding body of research within Health Geography that focuses on the role of therapeutic landscapes in shaping health. Therapeutic landscapes demonstrate the importance of places for maintaining physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. Meanings of place and the relationship between place and health have culturally specific dimensions, yet these tend to be...

Communicating Risk to Aboriginal Peoples: First Nations and Metis Responses to H1N1 Risk Messages

Developing appropriate risk messages during challenging situations like public health outbreaks is complicated. The focus of this paper is on how First Nations and Metis people in Manitoba, Canada, responded to the public health management of pandemic H1N1, using a focus group methodology (n = 23 focus groups). Focus group conversations explored participant reactions to messaging regarding the ...