Impact of a Community-Controlled Adult Literacy Campaign on Crime and Justice Outcomes in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities

Title
Impact of a Community-Controlled Adult Literacy Campaign on Crime and Justice Outcomes in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities
Publication Date
2022-12-01
Author(s)
Beetson, Jack
Anderson, Pat
Lin, Sophia
Williamson, Frances
Amazan, Rose
Boughton, Bob
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7724-7162
Email: rboughto@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:rboughto
Morrell, Stephen
Taylor, Richard
Schwartz, Melanie
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Queensland University of Technology, Crime and Justice Research Centre
Place of publication
Australia
DOI
10.5204/ijcjsd.2201
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/53760
Abstract
Using qualitative self-reported and observational evidence combined with a quantitative breakdown of linked administrative justice system data, this before-and-after study demonstrates the beneficial impacts of a First Nations community-controlled adult literacy campaign in six rural and remote communities in New South Wales, Australia. The most significant quantitative finding is a 50% reduction in reported serious offences in a sample of 162 campaign participants. Qualitative data from interviews found an increased use of legal assistance services following the campaign. These findings are contextualised through the lived experiences and perceptions of First Nations campaign staff and participants, community leaders and government and non-government agency personnel.
Link
Citation
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 11(1), p. 56-68
ISSN
2202-8005
2202-7998
Start page
56
End page
68
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International

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