Impact of a Community-Controlled Adult Literacy Campaign on Crime and Justice Outcomes in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities
Using qualitative self-reported and observational evidence combined with a quantitative breakdown of linked administrative justice system data, this before-and-after study demonstrates the beneficial impacts of a First Nations community-controlled adult literacy campaign in six rural and remote comm...
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ftunivnewengland:oai:rune.une.edu.au:1959.11/52203 2023-05-15T16:15:15+02:00 Impact of a Community-Controlled Adult Literacy Campaign on Crime and Justice Outcomes in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities Beetson, Jack School of Law Anderson, Pat Lin, Sophia Williamson, Frances School of Education Amazan, Rose Boughton, Bob orcid:0000-0002-7724-7162 Morrell, Stephen Taylor, Richard Schwartz, Melanie 2022 https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/52203 en eng Queensland University of Technology * Crime and Justice Research Centre 10.5204/ijcjsd.2201 ARC/LP160100257 https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/52203 une:1959.11/52203 UNE Green http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY Journal Article 2022 ftunivnewengland 2022-05-23T22:25:48Z Using qualitative self-reported and observational evidence combined with a quantitative breakdown of linked administrative justice system data, this before-and-after study demonstrates the beneficial impacts of a First Nations community-controlled adult literacy campaign in six rural and remote communities in New South Wales, Australia. The most significant quantitative finding is a 50% reduction in reported serious offences in a sample of 162 campaign participants. Qualitative data from interviews found an increased use of legal assistance services following the campaign. These findings are contextualised through the lived experiences and perceptions of First Nations campaign staff and participants, community leaders and government and non-government agency personnel. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Research UNE - University of New England at Armidale, NSW Australia |
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Using qualitative self-reported and observational evidence combined with a quantitative breakdown of linked administrative justice system data, this before-and-after study demonstrates the beneficial impacts of a First Nations community-controlled adult literacy campaign in six rural and remote communities in New South Wales, Australia. The most significant quantitative finding is a 50% reduction in reported serious offences in a sample of 162 campaign participants. Qualitative data from interviews found an increased use of legal assistance services following the campaign. These findings are contextualised through the lived experiences and perceptions of First Nations campaign staff and participants, community leaders and government and non-government agency personnel. |
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Beetson, Jack School of Law Anderson, Pat Lin, Sophia Williamson, Frances School of Education Amazan, Rose Boughton, Bob orcid:0000-0002-7724-7162 Morrell, Stephen Taylor, Richard Schwartz, Melanie |
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Beetson, Jack School of Law Anderson, Pat Lin, Sophia Williamson, Frances School of Education Amazan, Rose Boughton, Bob orcid:0000-0002-7724-7162 Morrell, Stephen Taylor, Richard Schwartz, Melanie Impact of a Community-Controlled Adult Literacy Campaign on Crime and Justice Outcomes in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities |
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Beetson, Jack School of Law Anderson, Pat Lin, Sophia Williamson, Frances School of Education Amazan, Rose Boughton, Bob orcid:0000-0002-7724-7162 Morrell, Stephen Taylor, Richard Schwartz, Melanie |
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Beetson, Jack |
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Impact of a Community-Controlled Adult Literacy Campaign on Crime and Justice Outcomes in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities |
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Impact of a Community-Controlled Adult Literacy Campaign on Crime and Justice Outcomes in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities |
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Impact of a Community-Controlled Adult Literacy Campaign on Crime and Justice Outcomes in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities |
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Impact of a Community-Controlled Adult Literacy Campaign on Crime and Justice Outcomes in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities |
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Impact of a Community-Controlled Adult Literacy Campaign on Crime and Justice Outcomes in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities |
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impact of a community-controlled adult literacy campaign on crime and justice outcomes in remote australian aboriginal communities |
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Queensland University of Technology * Crime and Justice Research Centre |
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2022 |
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