Month: July 2019

Francesca Bell Those bereaved by homicide are particularly vulnerable to retraumatisation and complex grief reactions.  In part this is due to the nature of their loss, however, the investigative process, both criminal and coronial, together with the potential impact of...
  • July 23, 2019
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Dr Mandy Wilson1, Dr Jocelyn Jones2, Professor Tony Butler3 1National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, 2Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 3Justice Health Research Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW, Sydney, Australia Despite females...
  • July 23, 2019
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Ms Kati Kraszlan1, Ms Heidi Yates2, Ms Bronwyn Killmier3 1Department Of Justice, Perth, Australian, 2Human Rights Comission, Canberra, Australia, 3Commisioner for Victim Rights, Adelaide, Australia Victims have traditionally been excluded from having a decision making role in the criminal justice...
  • July 23, 2019
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Prof Julie Stubbs1 1Faculty of Law UNSW Sydney, , Scholars here, as elsewhere, have been preoccupied with mass incarceration to the relative neglect of community sanctions. Community sanctions have increased in scale and intensity but remain poorly understood.  Since the...
  • July 23, 2019
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A/Prof Anna Eriksson1 1Monash University, Melbourne , Australia This paper will use food in prison as a lens through which to explore daily life in prisons in Australia and Norway, and how the differences found can help us understand more...
  • July 23, 2019
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Mrs Lisa Parker1 1University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia This presentation discusses the findings from a study of Australian criminal appeals against guilty plea convictions. This study comprises an analysis of over 230 appellate court decisions where a conviction following...
  • July 23, 2019
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Dr Cassandra Cross1, Associate Professor  Anastasia  Powell2, Professor Thomas Holt3 1Queensland University Of Technology, , , 2RMIT University, , , 3Michigan State University, , Cybercrime is a significant problem at both a national and international level. There are estimates that...
  • July 23, 2019
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Ms Caroline Henwood1, Ms Elizabeth Wall1 1Department Of Justice And Community Safety, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia In 2016 the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) in Victoria worked with local communities to design projects for the Youth Crime Prevention Grants...
  • July 23, 2019
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A/Prof Scott Beattie1, Prof Stephen Colbran1 1Cq University, Melbourne, Australia In rapidly changing environments, community justice organisations often struggle to respond to new challenges, needing to implement new services, systems and procedures without the resources required for full stress-testing.   This...
  • July 23, 2019
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Meurk C, Steele M, Yap L, Jones J, Heffernan E, Davidson S, Nathan S, Donovan B, Sullivan L, Schess J, Harden S, Butler T. Background: Justice involved youth experience mental health issues at a higher rate compared to young people...
  • July 23, 2019
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