Women's health

2013

Butler T, Malacova E, Richters J, Yap L, Grant L, Richards A, Smith AMA, Donovan B (2013)

Sexual behaviour and sexual health of Australian prisoners.

Sexual Health; 10(1): 64-73

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• View abstract: Sexual behaviour and sexual health of Australian prisoners
• View article: Sexual behaviour and sexual health of Australian prisoners (PDF - 153.1 KB)
• View website: Sexual Health

Hunter B, Daly A (2013)

The labour supply of Indigenous Australian females: the effects of fertility and interactions with the justice system.

Journal of Population Research; 30(1): 1-18

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• View abstract: The labour supply of Indigenous Australian females: the effects of fertility and interactions with the justice system
• View article: The labour supply of Indigenous Australian females: the effects of fertility and interactions with the justice system (PDF - 262.7 KB)
• View website: Journal of Population Research

Jeffries S, Bond CEW (2013)

Gender, indigeneity, and the criminal courts: a narrative exploration of women's sentencing in Western Australia.

Women & Criminal Justice; 23(1): 19-42

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• View abstract: Gender, indigeneity, and the criminal courts: a narrative exploration of women's sentencing in Western Australia
• View article: Gender, indigeneity, and the criminal courts: a narrative exploration of women's sentencing in Western Australia (PDF - 164.0 KB)
• View website: Women & Criminal Justice

Marchetti E (2013)

Victims or offenders: who were the 11 Indigenous female prisoners who died in custody and were investigated by the Australian Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody?.

International Review of Victimology; 19(1): 37-49

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• View abstract: Victims or offenders: who were the 11 Indigenous female prisoners who died in custody and were investigated by the Australian Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody?
• View website: International Review of Victimology

2012

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)

Girls and young women in the juvenile justice system: 2010-11.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

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• View abstract: Girls and young women in the juvenile justice system: 2010-11 summary
• View report: Girls and young women in the juvenile justice system: 2010-11
• View report: Girls and young women in the juvenile justice system: 2010-11 (PDF - 1.3 MB)
• View media release: Young women much less likely than young men to be in juvenile detention
• View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Bartels L (2012)

Painting the picture of Indigenous women in custody in Australia.

Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal; 2012(2): 1-17

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• View abstract: Painting the picture of Indigenous women in custody in Australia
• View article: Painting the picture of Indigenous women in custody in Australia (PDF - 133.5 KB)
• View website: Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal

Bartels L (2012)

Sentencing of Indigenous women.

Canberra: Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse

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• View report: Sentencing of Indigenous women (PDF - 510.2 KB)
• View website: Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse

Bartels L (2012)

Violent offending by and against Indigenous women.

Indigenous Law Bulletin; 8(1): 19-22

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• View abstract: Violent offending by and against Indigenous women
• View article: Violent offending by and against Indigenous women (PDF - 297.8 KB)
• View website: Indigenous Law Bulletin

2011

Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (2011)

Social and cultural resilience and emotional well-being of Aboriginal mothers in prison: the SCREAM project.

Paper presented at the Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia Annual State Sector Conference. 12-13 April 2011, Hotel Rendezvous, Scarborough, WA

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• View conference presentation: Social and cultural resilience and emotional well-being of Aboriginal mothers in prison: the SCREAM project (PDF - 1.0 MB)
• View information: Social and cultural resilience and emotional well-being of Aboriginal mothers in prison: the SCREAM project
• View website: Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)

The health of Australia's prisoners 2010.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

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• View abstract: The health of Australia's prisoners 2010 summary
• View report: The health of Australia's prisoners 2010
• View report: The health of Australia's prisoners 2010 (PDF - 4.3 MB)
• View media release: High rates of mental health issues and risky health behaviours among Australia’s prisoners
• View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Baldry E, McEntyre E (2011)

Prison bars are health barriers.

O&G Magazine; 13(3): 52-53

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• View publication: Prison bars are health barriers (PDF - 10.7 MB)
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• View information: The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Indigenous health
• View website: The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Davis M (2011)

A reflection on the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody and its consideration of Aboriginal women's issues.

Australian Indigenous Law Review; 15(1): 25-33

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• View abstract: A reflection on the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody and its consideration of Aboriginal women's issues
• View article: A reflection on the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody and its consideration of Aboriginal women's issues (PDF - 298.1 KB)
• View website: Australian Indigenous Law Review

Mitchell L (2011)

Domestic violence in Australia - an overview of the issues.

Canberra: Parliamentary Library

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• View report: Domestic violence in Australia - an overview of the issues
• View report: Domestic violence in Australia - an overview of the issues (PDF - 930.4 KB)
• View website: Parliamentary Library

Offce of the Inspector of Custodial Services (2011)

Report of an announced inspection of Bandyup Women’s Prison.

Perth: Offce of the Inspector of Custodial Services

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• View report: Report of an announced inspection of Bandyup Women’s Prison (PDF - 1.6 MB)
• View media release: Report of an announced inspection of Bandyup Women’s Prison
• View website: Offce of the Inspector of Custodial Services

Stubbs J (2011)

Indigenous women in Australian criminal justice: over-represented but rarely acknowledged.

Australian Indigenous Law Review; 15(1): 47-63

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• View abstract: Indigenous women in Australian criminal justice: over-represented but rarely acknowledged
• View article: Indigenous women in Australian criminal justice: over-represented but rarely acknowledged (PDF - 470.3 KB)
• View website: Australian Indigenous Law Review

VicHealth (2011)

Violence against women in Australia: research summary.

Melbourne: VicHealth

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• View abstract: Violence against women in Australia: research summary
• View report: Violence against women in Australia: research summary (PDF - 320.0 KB)
• View website: VicHealth

Women in Prison Advocacy Network (2011)

The housing needs of women leaving prison: discussion paper.

Sydney: Women in Prison Advocacy Network

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• View report: The housing needs of women leaving prison: discussion paper (PDF - 360.0 KB)
• View information: The housing needs of women leaving prison: discussion paper
• View website: Women In Prison Advocacy Network

2010

Bartels L (2010)

Diversion programs for Indigenous women.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology

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• View report: Diversion programs for Indigenous women
• View report: Diversion programs for Indigenous women (PDF - 1.4 MB)
• View website: Australian Institute of Criminology

Bartels L (2010)

Indigenous women's offending patterns: a literature review.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology

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• View abstract: Indigenous women's offending patterns: A literature review
• View report: Indigenous women's offending patterns: A literature review (PDF - 2.5 MB)
• View website: Australian Institute of Criminology

Indig D, McEntyre E, Page J, Ross B (2010)

2009 NSW inmate health survey: Aboriginal health report.

Sydney: Justice Health

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• View report: 2009 NSW inmate health survey: Aboriginal health report (PDF - 5.8 MB)
• View report: 2009 NSW inmate health survey: Aboriginal health report: appendix of results (PDF - 2.3 MB)
• View information: 2009 NSW inmate health survey: Aboriginal health report
• View website: Justice Health

Yap L, Richters J, Butler T, Schneider K, Kirkwood K, Donovan B (2010)

Sexual practices and dental dam use among women prisoners – a mixed methods study.

Sexual Health; 7(2): 170-176

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• View abstract: Sexual practices and dental dam use among women prisoners – a mixed methods study
• View article: Sexual practices and dental dam use among women prisoners – a mixed methods study (PDF - 108.0 KB)
• View website: Sexual Health

2009

Baldry E, McCausland R (2009)

Mother seeking safe home: Aboriginal women post-release.

Current Issues in Criminal Justice; 21(2): 288-301

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• View abstract: Mother seeking safe home: Aboriginal women post-release
• View article: Mother seeking safe home: Aboriginal women post-release (PDF - 308.0 KB)
• View website: Current Issues in Criminal Justice

Baldry E (2009)

Home safely: Aboriginal women post-prison and their children.

Indigenous Law Bulletin; 7(15): 14-17

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• View article: Home safely: Aboriginal women post-prison and their children
• View information: Indigenous Law Bulletin

Hyslop D (2009)

Parenting programs in NSW women’s correctional centres.

Australasian Journal of Correctional Staff Development; 1(March 2009):

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• View article: Parenting programs in NSW women’s correctional centres (PDF - 76.0 KB)
• View information: Parenting programs in NSW women’s correctional centres
• View website: Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy

Loxley W, Adams K (2009)

Women, drug use and crime: findings from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology

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• View report: Women, drug use and crime: findings from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program (PDF - 1.4 MB)
• View information: Women, drug use and crime: findings from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program
• View website: Australian Institute of Criminology

Martire KA, Larney S (2009)

Women and the MERIT program.

Sydney: Crime Prevention Division, NSW Attorney General’s Department

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• View report: Women and the MERIT program (PDF - 1.9 MB)
• View information: MERIT publications and resources
• View website: Lawlink NSW

Plugge E, Yudkin P, Douglas N (2009)

Changes in women's use of illicit drugs following imprisonment.

Addiction; 104(2): 215-222

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• View abstract: Changes in women's use of illicit drugs following imprisonment
• View article: Changes in women's use of illicit drugs following imprisonment (PDF - 124.0 KB)
• View website: Addiction

Western Australian Department of Corrective Services (2009)

Profile of women in prison 2008: executive summary and key findings.

Perth, WA: Western Australian Department of Corrective Services

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• View report: Profile of women in prison 2008: executive summary and key findings (PDF - 56.0 KB)
• View information: Profile of women in prison 2008: executive summary and key findings
• View website: Western Australian Department of Corrective Services

Western Australian Department of Corrective Services (2009)

Profile of women in prison 2008: final report.

Perth, WA: Western Australian Department of Corrective Services

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• View report: Profile of women in prison 2008: final report (PDF - 1.5 MB)
• View information: Profile of women in prison 2008: final report
• View website: Western Australian Department of Corrective Services

2008

Baldry E, Ruddock J, Taylor J (2008)

Aboriginal women with dependent children leaving prison project: needs analysis report.

Sydney: University of NSW, NSW Department of Community Services, NSW Department of Human Services, Homelessness NSW

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• View report: Aboriginal women with dependent children leaving prison project: needs analysis report (PDF - 885.6 KB)
• View information: Aboriginal women with dependent children leaving prison project: needs analysis report