What criminological or other theory supports your solution?

Indigenous Family Violence in Australia (Queensland) and building bridges to break down barriers that have been created since colonisation.
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Project Overview
Background-Bayden
Discuss what the problem is. This is the section where you establish the scope and scale of the problem. Statistics are appropriate in this section.

Introduce the Solution- David
Outline your solution. How will it work? Who will be involved? What stakeholders are needed? How will you reach your target population?

Theoretical Justification- Andy
What criminological or other theory supports your solution? You may want to review your notes from 1013 CCJ (Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice).

The Australian Criminal Justice system has adapted and implemented innovative justice practices designed for Indigenous Australians. This operates in conjunction with contemporary justice practices and the local community have a direct role in the way crimes are responded to within a framework that is designed for, and applicable to, indigenous people (Bull, 2010). This practice has to be relevant for the management of family violence and the rehabilitation family units (Broadhurst, 2002). Therefore, for programs to succeed and be culturally strengthened; systems need to adapt and preserve Indigenous practices in response to neo-colonial control from Government systems (Broadhurst,2002). As a result, the Therapeutic Jurisprudence model has been applied as a judging mechanism that includes treatment programs, case management, integration, and case management that allows the  accused person to become embedded within the court framework (Bull,2010).

Globally, this model has been adapted and applied to the challenges that are faced through Indigenous family violence matters (Broadhurst, 2002). Furthermore, this has been modelled similarly to the Drug Courts which utilise judicial case management and ongoing reviews (King, 2003). As a result, the courts supervision can have both ongoing positive and negative aspects for all parties involved (King, 2003).While some might complain that ‘criminology does not need any more criminologies’
(Millie, 2016, p. viii) or express concern about what is regarded as the increasing ‘fragmentation of the field’ (Bosworth & Hoyle, 2011, p. 3).
Indigenous Criminology raises fundamental questions about how the faculty engagement with Indigenous justice and, indeed, the democratisation and decolonisation of social scientific inquiry more generally. These are unsettling questions for criminology and criminal justice scholars surrounding indigenous justice, Furthermore, there are many challenges which many of those writing in the Indigenous justice space themselves vary in opinion (Reference) (Tauri (2017) acknowledges decolonising research on Indigenous justice issues need to involve much more depth versus simply adding Indigenous people and stirring old epistemological approaches to criminology. In his words, what is required is Indigenous programs that allow many of their practitioners to utilise Indigenous elements as evidence of their willingness and capability to be “inclusive”. This goes in contrary to current practices of turning attention to the significant overhauls that are required to strip it of the bias and obstructive prejudice that is currently pervading Australian, and International Indigenous criminology (Tauri, 2017)).This indicates that these unsettling and disruptive elements are desirable and altogether welcome aspects of meaningful engagement in this area which attempt to work towards a system which works for, and with the people.

Empirical Justification-Rachel
What empirical evidence supports your solution? This may include evaluations of similar programs that are operated elsewhere.

Conclusion
Summarise and conclude your Project Plan

References

Broadhurst, R. (1999). Crime, justice and indigenous peoples: The ‘New justice’ and settler states. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 32(2), 105-107.
Bull, M., 1962. (2010;2009;). Punishment & sentencing: Risk, rehabilitation and restitution. Oxford University Press.
Cesaroni, C., Grol, C., & Fredericks, K. (2019). Overrepresentation of indigenous youth in Canada’s criminal justice system: Perspectives of indigenous young people. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 52(1), 111-128Cunneen, C. (2020). Conflict, politics and crime: Aboriginal communities and the police. Routledge.
King, M. (2003). Applying therapeutic jurisprudence from the bench : Challenges and opportunities. Alternative Law Journal, 28(4), 172-175.
Porter, A. (2019). Aboriginal sovereignty, ‘crime’ and criminology. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 31(1), 122-142.
Porter, A. J., Behrendt, L. Y., & Vivian, A. (2017). Indigenous self-determination within the justice context.

Appendix A: Team Contract