Indigenous People, Crime and Punishment

In short, Indigenous People, Crime and Punishment makes an important contribution to postcolonial criminology by situating the criminalization and punishment of indigenous peoples in the colonial process of nation-building, but also in contemporary settler state–indigenous relations. I would add that this book advances scholarly discussions of punitiveness through its consideration of postcolonial relations in shifting penal culture and practices, the latter of which is a subject of much theoretical debate. - Sarah Turnbull, University of Oxford, UK, for Theoretical Criminology

The depth of analysis in this work is impressive. The author has taken what may be described as the "long view" to her subject. That is, she has not been content to rely on the more formal aspects of the criminal justice system represented by statutes and case law (although that is covered), but to frame, and restore, the issue of Indigenous crime and punishment back to its original source: the dispossession and colonisation of Indigenous communities. -Richard Edney, Barrister, for Law Institute Journal, April 2014

This book is thoroughly researched, philosophically engaging, well written and compellingly argued. I can thoroughly recommend it as a worthwhile read to anyone interested in criminal-justice and social-justice issues. The book is written in an interdisciplinary style, and described by Thalia Anthony as a form of post-colonial criminology, thus while she is a law academic the book certainly deserves a broader readership than those in the discipline of law. - Shelley Bielefeld, University of Western Sydney, for Law and Indigeneity (2014)