Violence in the lives of incarcerated aboriginal mothers in Western Australia

Wilson, M; Jones, J; Butler, T; Simpson, P; Gilles, M; Baldry, E; Levy, M; Sullivan, E

Violence in the lives of incarcerated aboriginal mothers in Western Australia

Wilson, M Jones, J Butler, T Simpson, P Gilles, M Baldry, E Levy, M Sullivan, E

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Citation:: SAGE Open, 2017, 7 (1)
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Wilson, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jones, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Butler, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Simpson, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gilles, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Baldry, E	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Levy, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sullivan, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8718-2753	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	SAGE Open, 2017, 7 (1)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/109362
dc.description.abstract	© The Author(s) 2017. Drawing on in-depth interviews with incarcerated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers in Western Australia, we report on the women’s use of violence in their relationships with others. Results reinforce that Aboriginal women are overwhelmingly victims of violence; however, many women report also using violence, primarily as a strategy to deal with their own high levels of victimization. The “normalization” of violence in their lives and communities places them at high risk of arrest and incarceration. This is compounded by a widespread distrust of the criminal justice system and associated agencies, and a lack of options for community support.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	SAGE Open	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/2158244016686814	en_US
dc.title	Violence in the lives of incarcerated aboriginal mothers in Western Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	7	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
utslib.for	1699 Other Studies in Human Society	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
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pubs.volume	7	en_US

Abstract:

© The Author(s) 2017. Drawing on in-depth interviews with incarcerated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers in Western Australia, we report on the women’s use of violence in their relationships with others. Results reinforce that Aboriginal women are overwhelmingly victims of violence; however, many women report also using violence, primarily as a strategy to deal with their own high levels of victimization. The “normalization” of violence in their lives and communities places them at high risk of arrest and incarceration. This is compounded by a widespread distrust of the criminal justice system and associated agencies, and a lack of options for community support.

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