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Projects

With factors constantly reshaping the face of Law and Justice, it is imperative to be committed to continuous learning and research. Here is a list of our current research projects:

Law and Justice

• Collateral damage: the impact of incarceration on family members
• Developing a screening tool for youth offenders in Western Australia: The Young Offender Risk Identification (YORI)
• Uncouth Youth? Building a profile of children who come into contact with the WA Children’s Court

Sellenger Centre for Research in Law, Justice and Social Change

Law and Justice Research

• The Sellenger Centre Criminal Justice Review (CJR) project
• Drug use monitoring in Australia (DUMA)
• Internal reporting of unethical behaviour within WA Police: the effectiveness of the Blueline
• Misuse of the information management system by public servants employed within WA Police
• The use of human sources in intelligence-led policing
• The age of first cannabis use
• International perceptions of stalking
• Maritime piracy and security: the motivations of Somali pirates and the efficacy of international prevention strategies

Social Wellbeing Research

• Problem gambling In CALD communities
• Evaluation of the WA suicide prevention strategy: One Life
• Post release experiences of exonerees

Family and Family Law Research

• FRC post separation families project
• Family relationships prison based program
• Public perceptions of fairness in relation to the principles on which the Child Support Scheme is based
• The experience of residential and non-residential stepparents: is there a difference?
• Fly-in-fly-out: the costs and benefits for employees