Advancing Corrections Journal - Edition #13 - What Else Works ... Volume 1 (ACJ13-A011)

Article 11: Bringing together the voices of contemporary lived experience through prison-based and community-based Think-Tanks (ACJ13-A011)

Abstract

The lived experience of people impacted by the Criminal Justice System has often been neglected and excluded from the policy-making process. To provide a space for their voices to be heard, four prisonbased Think-Tanks and one community-based Think-Tank have been established in Victoria, Australia. This paper outlines the operation of these Think-Tanks and describes how these contribute to the consultation and research commissioned by government departments, non-government bodies and advocacy groups. The inclusion of various voices in the design of practical strategies improves and innovates the social justice sector.

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Authors

Marietta Martinovic

Senior Lecturer, RMIT University, Australia

Marietta Martinovic, PhD is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice in the School of Global, Urban, and Social Studies, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. She started the first and only Australian Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program in Australia, and has established and is leading four prison-based and one community-based Think Tank.

Tarmi A’Vard

Lecturer, RMIT University, La Trobe University, Australia

Tarmi A’Vard is a Lecturer in Criminology at RMIT University and La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. She is a trained Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program instructor and has worked in varying roles within the criminal justice sector.

Dwayne Antojado

Project Assistant, Beyond the Stone Walls Collective, RMIT University, Australia

Dwayne Antojado is a Project Assistant for the community-based Think Tank ‘Beyond the Stone Walls Collective’ though RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Advancing Corrections Journal - Edition #13 - What Else Works ... Volume 1 (ACJ13-A011)

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