Publications & References

Publications

Looking where the light is: creating and restoring safety and healing
A cultural framework for addressing child sexual abuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Looking where the light is: creating and restoring safety and healing

Circle Sentencing in New South Wales A Review and Evaluation
Circle sentencing was first developed in Canada in 1992 for the sentencing of Indigenous offenders in a community setting, with aims including empowering and healing communities, providing more meaningful sentencing options, supporting offender rehabilitation, and supporting victims.
Research monograph

Access to Justice Roundtable
We would particularly like to thank Professor Julian Disney, of the Social Justice Project, University of New South Wales, for his collaboration in the workshop and the speakers who provided papers. We are grateful to the Presiding Officers and staff of the New South Wales Parliament for providing the facilities, in particular Mr Graham Spindler, Manager of the Parliamentary Education and Community Relations Section.
Access to Justice Roundtable

RECLAIMING OUR SAFE WAYS OF PARENTING HOW TRAUMA RESEARCH IS SUPPORTING ABORIGINAL WAYS OF CHILD REARING
Rowena Lawrie and Carolyn Cousins look at traditional Aboriginal styles of parenting in the light of Western attachment theory research that validates those practices.
RECLAIMING OUR SAFE WAYS OF PARENTING HOW TRAUMA RESEARCH IS SUPPORTING ABORIGINAL WAYS OF CHILD REARING

HOLISTIC COMMUNITY JUSTICE: A PROPOSED RESPONSE TO FAMILY VIOLENCE IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
The discussion paper released by the Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council (‘AJAC’), entitled Holistic Community Justice: A Proposed Response to Aboriginal Family Violence. l explores the current criminal justice response to Aboriginal family violence, including the sentencing of offenders and the rights of victims. The purpose of this article is to generate debate about the issues it examines and the ideas it proposes.
HOLISTIC COMMUNITY JUSTICE: A PROPOSED RESPONSE TO FAMILY VIOLENCE IN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES

Speak Out Speak Strong: Rising Imprisonment Rates of Aboriginal Women
Aboriginal women constitute approximately 31 percent of all women imprisoned in NSW, and between 25-31 percent of the remand population. Aboriginal men are also over-represented in the criminal justice system and make up approximately 19 percent of the male prison population. The rate at which Aboriginal women are imprisoned in NSW has increased by 14 percent since 1995. The national imprisonment rate increased by 37 percent between 1988 and 1998.
Speak Out Speak Strong: Rising Imprisonment Rates of Aboriginal Women

The Collective - References

Terare, M., & Rawsthorne, M. (2020). Country is yarning to me: Worldview, health and well-being amongst Australian First Nations people. The British Journal of Social Work, 50(3), 944-960.

Terare, M. R. (2020). It hasn’t worked so we have to change what we are doing’: First Nations Worldview in Human Service Practice (Doctoral dissertation, University of Sydney).

Terare, Mareese. “Transforming classrooms: Developing culturally safe learning environments.” Working Across Difference: Social Work, Social Policy and Social Justice(2019): 26-37.
Howard, Amanda, Margot Rawsthorne, Pam Joseph, Mareese Terare, Dara Sampson, and Meaghan Katrak-Harris. “Social Work and Human Services Responsibilities in a Time of Climate Change: Country, Community and Complexity.”

Herring, S., Spangaro, J., Lauw, M., & McNamara, L. (2013). The intersection of trauma, racism, and cultural competence in effective work with Aboriginal people: Waiting for trust. Australian Social Work, 66(1), 104-117.

Lauw, M. L., Spangaro, J., Herring, S., & McNamara, L. D. (2012). ‘Talk, talk, cry, laugh’: learning, healing and building an Aboriginal workforce to address family violence. Australian Health Review, 37(1), 117-120.

Funston, L., & Herring, S. (2016). When will the stolen generations end?: A qualitative critical exploration of contemporary ‘child protection’practices in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Sexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand, 7(1), 51-58.

Spangaro, J., Herring, S., Koziol-Mclain, J., Rutherford, A., Frail, M. A., & Zwi, A. B. (2016). ‘They aren’t really black fellas but they are easy to talk to’: Factors which influence Australian Aboriginal women’s decision to disclose intimate partner violence during pregnancy. Midwifery, 41, 79-88.

Spangaro, J., Herring, S., Koziol-McLain, J., Rutherford, A., & Zwi, A. B. (2019). ‘Yarn about it’: Aboriginal Australian women’s perceptions of the impact of routine enquiry for intimate partner violence. Culture, health & sexuality, 21(7), 789-806.

Spangaro, J., Rutherford, A., Koziol-McLain, J., Herring, S., & Zwi, A. B. (2021). ‘It’s not a yes or no question’: Disparities between women’s accounts of disclosing intimate partner violence and patient documentation in antenatal settings: A qualitative synthesis. Psychology of violence, 11(2).

Herring, S., & Spangaro, J. (2019). Invisible from the start: Australian Aboriginal people’s experiences of difference and Aboriginal community controlled organizations. D., Baines, BB S Goodwin & M. Rawsthorne,(Eds.) Working across differences, 13-23.

Harding, G., Hu, N., Larter, N., Montgomery, A., Stephensen, J., Callaghan, L., … & Woolfenden, S. (2021). Health status and health service use of urban Aboriginal children attending an Aboriginal community child health service in Sydney. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57(7), 1072-1077.

Potas, I., Smart, J., Brignell, G., Thomas, B., Lawrie, R., & Clarke, R. (2004). Circle Sentencing in New South Wales. Australian Indigenous Law Reporter, 8(4), 73-80.

Lawrie, R. (2003). Speak out speak strong: researching the needs of Aboriginal women in custody. Australian Indigenous Law Reporter, 8(2), 81-84.

Lawrie, R., & Matthews, W. (2002). Holistic Community Justice: Proposed Response to Family Violence in Aboriginal Communities. UNSWLJ, 25, 228.

Milroy, H., Lawrie, R., & Testro, P. (2018). Looking where the light is: creating and restoring safety and healing.

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