TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Young indigenous males, custody and the rites of passage
JO  - Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice
A1  - Ogilvie, Emma
A1  - Van Zyl, Allan
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VL  - 204
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N2  - This paper examines the concept of incarceration as an alternative "rite of passage" for young Indigenous males. The study was based on a series of interviews with young Indigenous offenders in the Northern Territory. The findings suggest that the concept of incarceration as a rite of passage needs to be substantially reconfigured. While imprisonment can certainly serve as a testing ground for young Indigenous males, it does not replace traditional rites of passage in remote communities, and needs to be recognised as a phase in criminal trajectories characterised by a lack of access to basic social resources.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0817-8542
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -