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Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Aboriginal Mothers in Western Australia

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  • Mandy Wilson
  • Jocelyn Jones
  • Tony Butler
  • Paul Simpson
  • Marisa Gilles
  • Eileen Baldry
  • Michael Levy
  • Elizabeth Sullivan

Abstract

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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  • Mandy Wilson & Jocelyn Jones & Tony Butler & Paul Simpson & Marisa Gilles & Eileen Baldry & Michael Levy & Elizabeth Sullivan, 2017. "Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Aboriginal Mothers in Western Australia," SAGE Open, , vol. 7(1), pages 21582440166, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:7:y:2017:i:1:p:2158244016686814
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244016686814
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    1. Susan Hopkins, 2022. "Beyond Digital Literacy in Australian Prisons: Theorizing “Network Literacy,” Intersectionality, and Female Incarcerated Students," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 10(4), pages 382-390.
    2. Carol Orr & Colleen M Fisher & David B Preen & Rebecca A Glauert & Melissa O’Donnell, 2020. "Exposure to family and domestic violence is associated with increased childhood hospitalisations," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(8), pages 1-18, August.

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