Violence in the lives of incarcerated aboriginal mothers in Western Australia
© 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; howe...
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| author | Wilson, Amanda Jones, J. Butler, Tony Simpson, P. Gilles, M. Baldry, E. Levy, M. Sullivan, E. |
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| description | © 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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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-583572017-11-24T05:45:44Z Violence in the lives of incarcerated aboriginal mothers in Western Australia Wilson, Amanda Jones, J. Butler, Tony Simpson, P. Gilles, M. Baldry, E. Levy, M. Sullivan, E. © 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. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58357 10.1177/2158244016686814 Sage Publications unknown |
| spellingShingle | Wilson, Amanda Jones, J. Butler, Tony Simpson, P. Gilles, M. Baldry, E. Levy, M. Sullivan, E. Violence in the lives of incarcerated aboriginal mothers in Western Australia |
| title | Violence in the lives of incarcerated aboriginal mothers in Western Australia |
| title_full | Violence in the lives of incarcerated aboriginal mothers in Western Australia |
| title_fullStr | Violence in the lives of incarcerated aboriginal mothers in Western Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Violence in the lives of incarcerated aboriginal mothers in Western Australia |
| title_short | Violence in the lives of incarcerated aboriginal mothers in Western Australia |
| title_sort | violence in the lives of incarcerated aboriginal mothers in western australia |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58357 |