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The death of Veronica Nelson : Reconsidering the criminalisation of opiate use
Davison, Mark Keyzer, Patrick Denis
Davison, Mark
Keyzer, Patrick Denis
Abstract
This article considers the preventable death of Veronica Nelson, an Aboriginal woman who had been denied bail and then suffered a terrible death in custody, which was the subject of recent bail reforms and a Coroner's Report that has recommended sweeping reforms to the management of people in custody. This article considers a reform that the Coroner and the Parliament did not, removing the criminal prohibition on opiate use.
Keywords
Prohibition, criminal justice, coronial inquiry, drugs
Date
2024
Type
Journal article
Journal
Book
Volume
49
Issue
1
Page Range
7-12
Article Number
ACU Department
Thomas More Law School
Faculty of Law and Business
Faculty of Law and Business
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Event URL
Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY-NC 4.0
File Access
Open
Notes
© The Author(s) 2024.
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