Abstract Treatment and rehabilitation in forensic settings have been largely based on
cognitive behavioural models and therapies. In the past decade,“third wave” approaches …

Rehabilitation programs for violent offenders are at an early stage in their development, and
there is currently only a very limited empirical base from which to draw any conclusions …

Objective: Empowerment is a complex process of psychological, social, organizational and
structural change. It allows individuals and groups to achieve positive growth and effectively …

Young Offenders provides one of the most in-depth studies of young males seeking, if often
failing, to find a life beyond crime and punishment. Through rich interview data of young …

Gender and indigeneity themselves are contested terms and fields of conflict. In this article, I
bring the fields of gender studies and indigenous studies into conversation with each other …

Resilience is defined as a dynamic and contextually embedded process of positive
development despite exposure to significant adversity. The Australian Aboriginal and Torres …

Background Psychosocial processes are implicated as mediators of racial/ethnic health
disparities via dysregulation of physiological responses to stress. Our aim was to investigate …

This report sets out the findings of research examining the effectiveness of current domestic
and family violence (DFV) prevention and early intervention initiatives that target groups and …

This chapter will highlight that creating enabling environments requires (a) having a model
of what impact environments can have on people in who have lost their liberty–positive and …

This chapter highlights the ongoing over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples in the criminal justice system and emphasises an urgent need for the …