Although there are many ways in which trauma-informed care can be, and is being, delivered, it is often not clear what it means to be ‘trauma-informed’ in criminal justice settings. There is genuine uncertainty about what it means to implement the principles of trauma-informed practice, let alone to determine the extent Read more…
August saw the anniversary of the birth of Christiane Susanne Augustine (Augusta) Zadow (1846-1896). Augusta Zadow was a trade unionist and factory inspector who arrived in Adelaide in 1877 to live in Goodwood. She assisted the increasing number of female workers in the newly mechanised clothing trades by investigating complaints Read more…
Progress on the Magnolia Project’s Augusta Zadow Award This year, the Magnolia Project has been working on a project to support the recruitment and retention of women in the criminal justice system. We have developed two written resources, which we will publish on our website in the spring. These support Read more…
My book about trauma-informed criminal justice was published in May 2024.
The Magnolia project, supported by an Augusta Zadow Award, has been working with women to explore how a trauma-informed approach may support the recruitment and retention of women in the criminal justice workforce.
This week I submitted my book to Palgrave Macmillan publishers.
A key important component of trauma-informed practice is cultural safety.
The relationship between #raisetheage and trauma-informed practice goes two ways.
I submitted my PhD thesis. It explored the degree to which South Australian judges used trauma-informed practices when sentencing defendants.