John Peter Pat: The RCIADIC enquiry
Title: John Peter Pat: The RCIADIC enquiry
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John Peter Pat: The RCIADIC enquiry
Category: /Recreation & Sports
Details: Words: 3133 | Pages: 11 (approximately 235 words/page)
Introduction
In 1987, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) was established to investigate 99 Aboriginal deaths that occurred while in police custody or prison (McDonald, 1999). From this investigation, the commission established a vivid profile of the lives of those who died - mostly young people who had experienced unemployment, inadequate education, separation from their families, early contact with the criminal justice system, poor health, problems with alcohol, as well as social and economic disadvantage (
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