Beyond the Stone Walls Advisory Collective: Establishment, Operation and Outcomes

ICPA 2022 Annual Conference Presentation by Marietta Martinovic, Tarmi A'Vard, and Dwayne Antojado (ICPA2022-PID021)

Authors

Dr. Marietta Martinovic

Senior Lecturer, RMIT University, Australia

Dr Marietta Martinovic, (PhD, MA, BA CJA) is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice in the School of Global, Urban, and Social Studies, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia where she has worked for almost two decades. She started the first and only Australian Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program in Australia; it simultaneously engages university students and incarcerated people in studying ‘comparative criminal justice systems’. Research has indicated that these learning and teaching experiences have been transformative for all students. She is a winner of multiple teaching awards. She has established and is leading four prison-based Think Tanks and one community-based Think Tank which consult with government departments, non-governmental organisations and advocacy groups to provide nuanced perspectives on complex issues which affect people experiencing the CJS.

Tarmi A'Vard

Teacher, Researcher, Bendigo TAFE, Latrobe University, Australia

Tarmi A’Vard has over 20 years of experience studying, working, and teaching within the criminal justice sector. She has worked for Community Corrections, Youth Justice, Aboriginal Corporations, and Universities and delivered education to people incarcerated. Tarmi is specifically interested in prison systems, carceral geography, and the consequences of incarceration on the family and friends of those living and working behind the walls.

Dwayne Antojado

Project Assistant, Beyond the Stone Walls Advisory Collective, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Australia

Dwayne Antojado is the Project Assistant of the community-based Think Tank ‘Beyond the Stone Walls Advisory Collective’ through RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He also currently holds the position of Lived Experience Coordinator at the Centre for Just Places, Jesuit Social Services (Australia), and is a member of the Lived Experience Advisory Panel of the Australian Community Support Organisation (ACSO). He has also previously worked at the Victorian Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (VACRO). Dwayne is also a higher education student completing studies in criminal justice and sociology. He has lived experience in the Australian criminal justice system.

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