Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160103569

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160103569

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Regulation of Indigenous Safety Strategies: Night Patrols & Policy. This project aims to identify the qualities that make Indigenous night patrols (NPs) unique, to inform and improve the capacities of agencies and regulatory authorities and indigenous communities to work together, leading to greater security, peace and safety. Crime and safety in Aboriginal communities remains a major concern. NPs, an Australian innovation developed by Aboriginal communities, have become key players in local crime reduction strategies, and carry the endorsement of both government and Aboriginal communities. However, they are operating in an environment of increased ‘top-down’ control and regulation. Does greater accountability to government weaken NP’s ‘cultural’ accountability to communities? This project explores the qualities that make NPs unique. This includes the prominent, and neglected, role of Indigenous women as patrollers and clients, who may lose out should NPs become like mainstream community safety mechanisms.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 22-08-2016

End Date: 31-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $279,340.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Private Policing and Security Services | Criminology | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Law | Causes and Prevention of Crime

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Development and Welfare | Crime Prevention | Law Enforcement |

Other Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Development and Welfare | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Law | Causes and Prevention of Crime | Crime Prevention | Criminology | Law Enforcement | Private Policing and Security Services

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