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1|Acknowledgements|6
1|Contents|10
1|List of Tables|12
1|1 Introduction|13
2|Structure of the Book|21
2|References|23
1|2 Partner Violence—Global, Legal and Indigenous Perspectives|25
2|Partner Violence in a Global Context|26
3|Terminology and Prevalence Rates|26
3|Global Recognition of Gender-Specific Violence|30
2|The Australian Context|32
3|The Broader Australian Context|32
3|Domestic and Family Violence in Australian Indigenous Communities|35
2|References|39
1|3 Indigenous and Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Courts|43
2|Indigenous Justice Practices|45
3|USA|50
3|Canada|51
3|New Zealand|54
2|Innovative Indigenous Justice Practices for Domestic and Family Violence|56
2|References|59
1|4 Indigenous Sentencing Courts in Two Australian States|65
2|Setting the Scene: Queensland and New South Wales Indigenous Sentencing Court Communities|66
2|The Evolution of Indigenous Sentencing Courts in Australia|72
2|The Operation of the Queensland Murri and New South Wales Circle Courts|78
2|Evaluation and Impact Study Findings|81
2|References|85
1|5 The Role of Elders and Community Representatives and How It Impacts on Perceptions of Justice|89
2|Role of Elders and Community Representatives|90
3|Contribution to the Sentencing Process|90
3|Managing Conflicts in Court|92
3|Supporting the Position of the Elders and Community Representatives|94
2|Perceptions of Justice of Offenders and Victims|96
3|Previous Circle Court Studies of Offender Perceptions of Justice|100
3|Intimate Partner Violence Offenders’ Perceptions of Justice|102
3|Victims’ Perceptions of Justice|105
2|References|109
1|6 Couples Who Stayed Together|112
2|Part One—The 11 Victim/Offender Pairs|115
3|Pathways to Desistance|115
3|Changes in Relationship Dynamics|124
2|Part Two—The Remaining Six Offenders|129
3|Pathways to Desistance|129
2|In Summary|134
2|References|134
1|7 Couples Who Separated|136
2|Part One—Focusing on the Separated Victims|139
3|Life Before the Indigenous Sentencing Court Hearing|139
3|Views About Court Processes|144
3|Life After the Indigenous Sentencing Court Hearing|150
2|Part Two—The Remaining Eight Separated Offenders|153
3|Relationship Dynamics|153
3|Impact of the Indigenous Sentencing Court Process|156
2|In Summary|158
2|References|159
1|8 De-colonising ‘What Works’|160
2|How the Findings Relate to Previous Evaluations of Australian Indigenous Sentencing Courts|161
3|Evaluating Indigenous-Centric Criminal Justice Processes|161
3|Assessing How Indigenous Sentencing Courts Affect Partner Violence Offenders|163
3|The Role of Victims|166
2|The Transformative Power of Indigenous Sentencing Courts|168
3|The Role of Judicial Officers and Prosecutors|168
3|De-colonising the Sentencing Process|172
2|References|178
1|Appendix: Interview Data|181
1|References|195
1|References|196
1|Index|213
1|Contents|10
1|List of Tables|12
1|1 Introduction|13
2|Structure of the Book|21
2|References|23
1|2 Partner Violence—Global, Legal and Indigenous Perspectives|25
2|Partner Violence in a Global Context|26
3|Terminology and Prevalence Rates|26
3|Global Recognition of Gender-Specific Violence|30
2|The Australian Context|32
3|The Broader Australian Context|32
3|Domestic and Family Violence in Australian Indigenous Communities|35
2|References|39
1|3 Indigenous and Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Courts|43
2|Indigenous Justice Practices|45
3|USA|50
3|Canada|51
3|New Zealand|54
2|Innovative Indigenous Justice Practices for Domestic and Family Violence|56
2|References|59
1|4 Indigenous Sentencing Courts in Two Australian States|65
2|Setting the Scene: Queensland and New South Wales Indigenous Sentencing Court Communities|66
2|The Evolution of Indigenous Sentencing Courts in Australia|72
2|The Operation of the Queensland Murri and New South Wales Circle Courts|78
2|Evaluation and Impact Study Findings|81
2|References|85
1|5 The Role of Elders and Community Representatives and How It Impacts on Perceptions of Justice|89
2|Role of Elders and Community Representatives|90
3|Contribution to the Sentencing Process|90
3|Managing Conflicts in Court|92
3|Supporting the Position of the Elders and Community Representatives|94
2|Perceptions of Justice of Offenders and Victims|96
3|Previous Circle Court Studies of Offender Perceptions of Justice|100
3|Intimate Partner Violence Offenders’ Perceptions of Justice|102
3|Victims’ Perceptions of Justice|105
2|References|109
1|6 Couples Who Stayed Together|112
2|Part One—The 11 Victim/Offender Pairs|115
3|Pathways to Desistance|115
3|Changes in Relationship Dynamics|124
2|Part Two—The Remaining Six Offenders|129
3|Pathways to Desistance|129
2|In Summary|134
2|References|134
1|7 Couples Who Separated|136
2|Part One—Focusing on the Separated Victims|139
3|Life Before the Indigenous Sentencing Court Hearing|139
3|Views About Court Processes|144
3|Life After the Indigenous Sentencing Court Hearing|150
2|Part Two—The Remaining Eight Separated Offenders|153
3|Relationship Dynamics|153
3|Impact of the Indigenous Sentencing Court Process|156
2|In Summary|158
2|References|159
1|8 De-colonising ‘What Works’|160
2|How the Findings Relate to Previous Evaluations of Australian Indigenous Sentencing Courts|161
3|Evaluating Indigenous-Centric Criminal Justice Processes|161
3|Assessing How Indigenous Sentencing Courts Affect Partner Violence Offenders|163
3|The Role of Victims|166
2|The Transformative Power of Indigenous Sentencing Courts|168
3|The Role of Judicial Officers and Prosecutors|168
3|De-colonising the Sentencing Process|172
2|References|178
1|Appendix: Interview Data|181
1|References|195
1|References|196
1|Index|213