Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP100200229

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP100200229

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The quality of prisons for Indigenous persons in custody: determining how prison impacts on culture, community life and recidivism. International experience with Indigenous prisoners suggests prison need not be the void it presently is for too many traditional Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Through working in partnership with prisoners from primarily remote communities and two State jurisdictions, a nationally applicable measure of Indigenous prison quality will be developed. For the first time, this research will provide insight into how Australian Indigenous culture and spirituality relates to prison quality and how prison can be more effectively applied in crime reduction. The ultimate national benefit is a contribution to better health and safety in remote Indigenous communities through custodial reform and reduced criminal justice costs through lower recidivism.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 09-2011

End Date: 10-2015

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $172,951.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Studies | Correctional Theory, Offender Treatment and Rehabilitation | Criminology | Forensic Psychology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Development and Welfare | Rehabilitation and Correctional Services

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