Frontmatter -- Contents -- Part I: Aboriginal participation in the criminal -- justice system -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Setting the theoretical scene -- Chapter 3. The societal and institutional -- struggle -- Part II: Evidence given in unequivocal -- terms? -- Chapter 4. Features of Aboriginal English -- communicative style -- Chapter 5. Lexical strategies -- Part III: Constructing the identities of the -- witnesses -- Chapter 6. Linguistic mechanisms for identity -- construction -- Chapter 7. Absolutely no regard whatsoever for law -- and order: David -- Chapter 8. More court appearances than some -- solicitors: Albert -- Chapter 9. Not a person to be overborne: -- Barry -- Part IV: Conclusions -- Chapter 10. No fear of the police: closing the -- Pinkenba case -- Chapter 11. Developments since the Pinkenba -- case -- Chapter 12. The power of courtroom talk -- Backmatter