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Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-05-2022
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 26-05-2019
Abstract: This study explored the intersection between Indigenous status, gender, and age in relation to law enforcement responses to offending in 53,632 first-time juvenile offenders in Australia. Findings demonstrated that Indigenous offenders were more likely to receive a court summons (rather than ersionary alternative) following their first offense compared with non-Indigenous offenders when controlling for gender, age, and the nature and number of charges processed at first offense. No interactions were observed between Indigenous status, age, and gender. Indigenous status predicted receiving a court summons however, the strength of this relationship diminished when offenders had one-to-two violent charges and when offenders’ first contact occurred after the commencement of the Young Offenders Act 1997 (NSW), which formalized police responses to ersion. Stronger efforts are needed to prevent initial justice system contact and formal processing among Indigenous youth with a focus on community-led early intervention strategies.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-03-2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 17-12-2020
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 16-03-2018
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 05-01-2017
DOI: 10.1111/JIR.12357
Abstract: Negligible information is available regarding the Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) needs of Aboriginal Australian in iduals in custody with cognitive impairment. This is problematic given that Aboriginal people with cognitive impairment often experience dual disadvantage in the context of the justice system. This study sought to ascertain the relationship between cognitive impairment and mental health/cultural needs (SEWB) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in custody. A s le of 122 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were administered a culturally themed semi-structured questionnaire in custodial settings in Victoria, Australia. The questionnaire included measures of cognitive impairment, SEWB and forensic needs. Analyses were performed to determine differences in the presence of SEWB and unmet custodial needs by level of cognitive impairment. Findings revealed a diminished level of wellbeing for cognitively impaired participants across several factors. Cognitive impairment was associated with poorer coping mechanisms, additional experiences of racism, difficulties handling emotions, discomfort around non-Aboriginal people and reduced access to meaningful activities in custody. All participants regardless of their level of impairment recognised the importance of cultural engagement however, cognitively impaired participants had greater difficulty accessing racticing cultural activities. Culturally responsive disability assistance should be available at all phases of the justice system for Indigenous people with cognitive impairment to ensure that equitable care is accessible and needs are addressed.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 15-03-2016
Abstract: This study sought to ascertain the prevalence of protective factors and association with client risk level and future offending in a s le of 177 Australian youth in detention. The Protective Domain on the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) instrument was utilized to identify protective items in the cohort. The mean number of protective factors for the entire s le was low (under two) with higher risk clients averaging less than one current protective item. Although the number of protective factors engendered criminal desistance, this effect did not extend to the highest risk young offenders. Clients who re-offended were significantly less likely to present with five out of the six SAVRY protective items. In addition, pro-social involvement and school engagement had the strongest associations with non re-offense. Clinical implications for client risk management are discussed.
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Date: 08-2014
DOI: 10.1037/LAW0000017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-07-2017
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 21-10-2023
DOI: 10.1177/00938548221131952
Abstract: Pre-sentence reports (PSRs) provide important information about an in idual’s background and circumstances to assist judicial officers in the sentencing process. The present study analyzed PSRs for 63 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people sentenced by either an Indigenous sentencing court or a mainstream court in the Australian State of Victoria. Using natural language processing techniques, our analyses revealed few differences between PSRs conducted for each court. However, PSRs were found to predominantly feature key words that are risk-based, with mainstream court PSRs more negatively worded than the Indigenous sentencing court’s PSRs. This may have been due to the inclusion of results from a risk and need assessment tool. Pro-social factors did comprise more than one third of extracted keywords, although the number of strength-based culture-related keywords, in particular, was low across PSRs in both courts. It is possible that courts may not be receiving all the information needed to promote in idualized justice.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 18-08-2018
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 03-05-2016
Abstract: – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between psychopathic features as measured with the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV) and behavioural and emotional functioning in young female offenders in custody. – This is a quantitative interview study investigating the relationship with psychopathic traits, measured with the PCL:YV (Forth et al. , 2003), and different psychological characteristics as well as AD/HD, self-harm, and childhood trauma in adolescent offenders across genders. Data were collected from a s le of 40 female and 40 male adolescents who were incarcerated in Victoria, Australia. – Results indicated that the behavioural subscales of the PCL:YV were associated with externalising behaviours possibly underpinned by histories of abuse and substantiated child protection incidences. The presence of AD/HD was strongly associated with affective deficits suggesting that the PCL:YV may be identifying young females with AD/HD rather than core psychopathic traits. Findings also indicate that female-specific manifestations of manipulation are likely being misidentified as behavioural phenomena precluding clinical recognition as a core interpersonal trait. Significant dissimilarities with a young male comparison group were identified and are discussed within. – The s le size is very small and the results should be seen as an indication rather than generalising. – Studies on female juvenile offenders is rare and this study adds to the literature on the construct of psychopathy and its relationship to psychosocial factors as well as associations with AD/HD, self-harm, and childhood trauma, among incarcerated adolescents.
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Date: 02-2014
DOI: 10.1037/A0033972
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert Inc
Date: 10-2017
Abstract: This study sought to identify the incidence of mental illness, substance misuse, and cognitive impairment among a representative cohort of 123 Aboriginal people in custody in Australia. In addition, the study measured levels of social and emotional well-being (SEWB) and considered the interrelationship of mental health issues, SEWB, and unmet needs. Both male and female Aboriginal prisoners were found to have high rates of mental health, substance abuse, and cognitive functioning needs that were heavily contextualized within perceptions of their own SEWB. Findings provide important information with regard to the specific needs of Aboriginal people in custody. Implications for the development and implementation of effective, culturally themed best practice programming for this population are discussed.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 21-07-2016
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 12-2016
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 04-2013
Abstract: The study examined gender differences in risk factors for violence in a s le of 213 male and female youths held in Youth Justice Centres in Victoria, Australia. Although violence risk factors are considered to be commensurate across gender, a growing body of international literature is categorizing gender-specific criminal trajectories. The study aimed to investigate this concept in an Australian juvenile context. Through the use of a widely validated youth violence risk assessment inventory, the prevalence of salient risk items was compared across gender. Young female offenders were found to present with higher levels of family dysfunction, peer rejection and self-injurious behavior reflecting international female offending pathways literature.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-06-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 13-05-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 20-04-2023
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 13-11-2012
Abstract: Systematized risk assessment and management in juveniles is still in its infancy, and the bulk of the validation literature focuses on males as they account for a significant proportion of crime. In recent years there has been growing recognition that female arrest rates and convictions are steadily increasing and that there is a need to ensure that risk assessment tools that have been validated with males are appropriate for females, who may have different criminal trajectories. The applicability of violence risk assessment tools for ethnically erse populations has not been extensively examined, but the limited literature suggests that there may be differences in scores for risk and protective factors across ethnic groups. To address this subject, a review of the literature on the predictive validity of current juvenile risk assessment tools was performed. This summary produced equivocal findings and a requirement for further investigation comprising cohorts with greater ersity.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 26-02-2019
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Date: 15-02-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-08-2014
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Start Date: 07-2018
End Date: 10-2021
Amount: $336,996.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 06-2023
End Date: 06-2027
Amount: $864,680.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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