2007CCJ-Decolonising Criminology

Which of the below relate to coercive control?

• More emotional and mental

• Functions through the naturalization of specific ideas and ideologies

• Depends on force or threat of force

• Depends on winning consent

Decolonising criminology is:

• A theory which focuses on First Nations peoples and their perceptions of crime

• A collection of societal groups that challenge forms of oppression and violence rooted in legacies of colonisation that extend to present day

• A theory which focuses on how First Nations people are affect by crime and the unique victimisation which accompanies their marginalised identities

• A group of advocates which challenge the Australian idea of Terra Nullius

What are three critiques of criminology which arise from the decolonising movement?

• the hegemony of knowledge production from the global north to the global south

• the “individualisation” of Indigenous Peoples as objects of knowledge

• the treatment of Indigenous people as not important to crime statistics and ignoring them in general

• the assumption of generalisability of criminological theories and criminal justice approaches to Indigenous Peoples

Reparations is not about: (pick two)

• Recognition of past events which lead to the current circumstances

• About trying to making things 'equal'

• About 'paying' for past mistakes.

• Improve the well being of individuals within these groups

Epistemic violence is aimed at targetting oppressed peoples and forcing them use, accept and participate in the social cultural, and policitical systems of those who oppress them.

• True

• False

"Protectionism" involved several strategies: (pick 2)

• Actively trying to make reparations with First Nations peoples

• Removing First Nations Peoples from their lands to unusable land

• Protecting First Nations cultures and preserving their languages

• Placement of First Nations Peoples on missions, churches and cattle stations

Punitive Exceptionalism allowed for:

• Court Discretion to be more lenient on First Nations offenders

• Court Discretion to use corporal punishments against First Nations

• Creating laws which protect First Nations Peoples

• Creation of Laws which targetted First Nations Peoples

Which two groups are not seens as human in Settler Colonialism?

• First Nations Peoples

• Chattel Slave

• Settlers

• Convicts

Assimilation serves two functions:

• To ensure that First Nations people are Ble to function well in the colonised well

• To create a coherent culture which benefits the entire community

• To erase (whitewash) the virulent racism that defined the Indigenous experience and replace it with a “colorblind” and “individualized” approach to justice

• To justify punishment on the basis of 'deficit'

The domains for moving forward are:

• Healthcare

• Intellectual Property

• Cultural Heritage

• Scientific and Social Scientific Research