What information is available on Aboriginal deaths in custody?
A. These data are not collected by ABS but some information is available in the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services, accessible at
A. These data are not collected by ABS but some information is available in the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services, accessible at:http://www.pc.gov.au. Additionally, the Australian Institute of Criminology publishes special reports on ‘Deaths in Custody’ in their publication series Trends and Issues as part of the National Deaths in Custody Program (NDICP) (see also Technical and Background Paper No. 12; Crime Facts Info No. 88). See the Australian Institute of Criminology web site: http://www.aic.gov.au. The Deaths in Custody data is also available in the ABS publication Year Book Australia, 2009-10 (cat. no. 1301.0) in the Crime and Justice chapter.