Indigenous Australians are still tremendously over-represented in the Australian prison Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data also demonstrates that women’s imprisonment rate, between 2005 and 2015, has increased by more than 50% (much more rapidly than men’s imprisonment rates)

  1. Indigenous Australians are still tremendously over-represented in the Australian prison Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data also demonstrates that women’s imprisonment rate, between 2005 and 2015, has increased by more than 50% (much more rapidly than men’s imprisonment rates). Focusing on Indigenous Australians, women, or Indigenous women (looking at the intersections of race and gender), consider whether structurally disadvantaged groups are punished differently to dominant groups. If so, how? If not, should they be punished differently in light of their structural circumstances?

Steps in writing your essay

Locate guides on essay writing (See http://www.uws.edu.au/hall/hall/writing_skills_and_resources/writing_skills_resources). The following guides are highly recommended:

  • the School of Social Sciences Style Guide has good chapters on referencing and essay writing, including how to avoid common mistakes;
  • the Student Learning Unit, Academic Skills Guide contains helpful advice on how to organise and write your essay and make a critical, academic See chapter 6 (The Academic Essay), and chapter 8 (Academic Argument and Evidence) in particular.
  1. Start reading – EARLY! Key readings are a good place to Also check the additional reading list under relevant weekly topics. Take notes while you are reading. If there are any references that are worth following up,

 

obtain these and continue the exploration.

  1. The list of suggested sources is a starting point You are expected to undertake independent research. Keep in mind that blog sites are not considered credible academic sources, neither is Wikipedia.
  2. Plan/Structure your essay, including an introduction and conclusion and use your notes to design the structure of your argument and allocate paragraphs, with topic sentences, for your various Start writing sooner rather than later.