The Importance of Incorporating Lived Experience in Efforts to Reduce Australian Reincarceration Rates
It is widely acknowledged that ‘good policy’ should be informed by the people it most directly affects. However, learning from people with lived experiences in the criminal justice sector, such as people who have served time in prison, has received little attention. This article discusses the signif...
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doaj-37154d09759349c1a43f84e0dd8480ff2021-06-01T22:30:35ZengQueensland University of TechnologyInternational Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy2202-79982202-80052021-06-01102839810.5204/ijcjsd.19422235The Importance of Incorporating Lived Experience in Efforts to Reduce Australian Reincarceration RatesCaroline Doyle0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6264-5443Karen Gardner1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9783-3575Karen WellsUNSW CanberraUNSW CanberraIt is widely acknowledged that ‘good policy’ should be informed by the people it most directly affects. However, learning from people with lived experiences in the criminal justice sector, such as people who have served time in prison, has received little attention. This article discusses the significance of and challenges related to capturing the voices of people who are currently serving time or have served time in prison. We argue that formalising the perspectives of these individuals into policymaking through co-design processes may be an important method for enhancing program responses to rising incarceration and reincarceration rates. *This is a corrected version of the original article published ‘Online First’ on February 17, 2021. Some text in the literature review was unintentionally missing attribution. The Correction Notice can be found at https://doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.1941https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view/1942incarcerationpolicyrecidivismprisonslived experienceco-designpost-release support |
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The Importance of Incorporating Lived Experience in Efforts to Reduce Australian Reincarceration Rates |
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The Importance of Incorporating Lived Experience in Efforts to Reduce Australian Reincarceration Rates |
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The Importance of Incorporating Lived Experience in Efforts to Reduce Australian Reincarceration Rates |
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The Importance of Incorporating Lived Experience in Efforts to Reduce Australian Reincarceration Rates |
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The Importance of Incorporating Lived Experience in Efforts to Reduce Australian Reincarceration Rates |
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importance of incorporating lived experience in efforts to reduce australian reincarceration rates |
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Queensland University of Technology |
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International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy |
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2202-7998 2202-8005 |
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2021-06-01 |
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It is widely acknowledged that ‘good policy’ should be informed by the people it most directly affects. However, learning from people with lived experiences in the criminal justice sector, such as people who have served time in prison, has received little attention. This article discusses the significance of and challenges related to capturing the voices of people who are currently serving time or have served time in prison. We argue that formalising the perspectives of these individuals into policymaking through co-design processes may be an important method for enhancing program responses to rising incarceration and reincarceration rates.
*This is a corrected version of the original article published ‘Online First’ on February 17, 2021. Some text in the literature review was unintentionally missing attribution. The Correction Notice can be found at https://doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.1941 |
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incarceration policy recidivism prisons lived experience co-design post-release support |
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