Abstract
Between 1910 and 1970 up to 100,000 Aboriginal children were stolen or kidnapped from their families by policemen or other agents and were raised in white institutions. Most of them were around 5 years old or even less. A judicial process was rarely considered for such instances. The aboriginal children were known as the ?stolen generations'. The policy of the Federal and State governments gave the right to the police to take over the children who were neglected by the aboriginal parents. The government has the perception that the Aborigines were uncivilized and were incapable bringing up their children in a civilized manner.
