... into a 'white' culture. The devastating effects of this cannot be underestimated and has largely affected generations of Indigenous Australians. The impact this has had on their mental health can has certainly attributed to acts of crime and behavioural traits of criminality. As stated in (Behrendt, 2009, p.31) 'separation from the primary care giver can give rise to problems of attachment ... and the development of psychiatric disorders'. A documented survey by the Western Australian Aboriginal Legal Service found that one-third of 483 Aboriginal people forcible removed from t...

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