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Administrative data as a tool for advancing criminological research: Innovations and new frontiers – A Special Issue Gedenkschrift in honour of the late Emeritus Professor Anna Stewart Open

Carleen Thompson, Emily Hurren, Susan Dennison, Janet Ransley, James Ogilvie , et al. · 2025

This Special Issue pays tribute to our dear friend and mentor Anna Stewart, Emeritus Professor at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia, who passed away in April of 2021. Anna was a pioneer in the construction and use of large-scale, …

Criminal justice system involvement across adolescence and early adulthood: Elucidating the high-risk features of child protection and mental health system contacts and characteristics Open

Carleen Thompson, Emily Hurren, James Ogilvie, Lisa Broidy, Diksha Sapkota , et al. · 2025

This study fills existing knowledge gaps by examining the links between Child Protection System (CPS) notifications and Criminal Justice System (CJS) contacts into young adulthood, with consideration of both lifetime Mental Health (MH) sys…

Supporting children of incarcerated mothers: The case for a system navigator Open

Corrie Williams, Tara Renae McGee, Krystal Lockwood, Carleen Thompson, Brian Jenkins , et al. · 2025

Objective The goal was to explore service providers' perspectives on coordinating support for children experiencing maternal incarceration in Australia. Background Children with incarcerated mothers face significant challenges in accessing…

Incorporating lived experience into social work practice: A personal and organisational journey Open

Tina Lucas-Smith, John O’Donovan, Lorena Rivas, Janet Ransley, Tara Renae McGee , et al. · 2025

Social workers with lived experience of incarceration can be more relatable and empathetic, improving their ability to connect and advocate for those they support. However, they face significant barriers to entering the profession, includi…

Maternal Experiences of Stressful Life Events and Its Association With Teenage Pregnancy and Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open

Diksha Sapkota, María Atiénzar-Prieto, Carleen Thompson, Susan Dennison · 2025

The role that stressful life events (SLEs) play in the etiology of teenage pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes, including preterm birth (PTB), has been increasingly acknowledged in the literature. However, studies in this area have reveal…

Maintaining family contact during COVID 19: Describing the experiences and needs of children with a family member in prison Open

Catherine Flynn, Susy Harrigan, Lorana Bartels, Susan Dennison · 2025

Prison visiting across the globe has been significantly affected in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic. By March 2020, prisons across the world began to limit or ban face-to-face visits, in an attempt to manage the health risks for a more vulne…

School absenteeism for children exposed to maternal incarceration and other adversities Open

Megan Bell, Matthew J. Spittal, Leonie Segal, Susan Dennison, Stuart A. Kinner , et al. · 2024

Multiple risks for children of incarcerated mothers: A descriptive study Open

Megan Bell, Sharon Dawe, Leonie Segal, Matthew J. Spittal, Susan Dennison , et al. · 2024

Objectives and ApproachSurvey data suggests that children of incarcerated mothers are exposed to a range of risk factors that can have negative impacts on life-course outcomes. This retrospective cohort study uses a population sample to de…

Examining the characteristics of children who experience contact with the youth justice system in Queensland: implications for the minimum age of criminal responsibility Open

James Ogilvie, Carleen Thompson, Krystal Lockwood, Simon Little, Troy Allard , et al. · 2024

In jurisdictions such as Queensland, where the minimum age of criminal responsibility (i.e., 10 years of age) is out of step with international law and Australian human rights obligations, there are significant concerns about the criminali…

Timing, frequency, and duration of incarceration and their impact on mental illness: Evidence from an Australian birth cohort Open

Diksha Sapkota, James Ogilvie, Carleen Thompson, Aydan Kuluk, Susan Dennison · 2024

Purpose\nIncarceration is linked to mental illness (MI), but limited evidence exists on the impact of the timing, duration, and frequency of incarceration on the mental health of males and females.\n\nMethods\nData were drawn from a cohort…

Examining the characteristics of children who experience contact with the youth justice system in Queensland: Implications for the minimum age of criminal responsibility Open

James Ogilvie, Carleen Thompson, Krystal Lockwood, Simon Little, Troy Allard , et al. · 2024

In jurisdictions such as Queensland, where the minimum age of criminal responsibility (i.e., 10 years of age) is out of step with international law and Australian human rights obligations, there are significant concerns about the criminali…

Prevalence of mental disorders among Australian females: Comparison according to motherhood status using Australian birth cohort data Open

Diksha Sapkota, James Ogilvie, Susan Dennison, Carleen Thompson, Troy Allard · 2024

Mental Disorders Among Mothers in Contact with the Criminal Justice System: A Scoping Review and Meta-analysis Open

Diksha Sapkota, Susan Dennison, Carleen Thompson · 2024

Supporting Children of Incarcerated Mothers: Creating Conditions for Integrated Social Service Delivery Using Scenario-Based Workshops Open

Corrie Williams, Tara Renae McGee, Brian Jenkins, Janet Ransley, Susan Dennison · 2023

Neonatal abstinence syndrome and other neonatal outcomes for the infants of women experiencing incarceration: A retrospective cohort study Open

Megan Bell, Erin Kelty, Leonie Segal, Susan Dennison, Stuart A. Kinner , et al. · 2023

Substance use during pregnancy is associated with poor neonatal outcomes. Women incarcerated during pregnancy may have a history of substance use, and their babies may be at risk of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). This study examines t…

Knowledge Brokers as Agents for Change Open

Corrie Williams, Susan Dennison, Tara Renae McGee, Janet Ransley · 2023

Transforming Corrections to Transform Lives (TCTL) is an innovative collaboration between researchers, mothers with lived experience of incarceration, stakeholders in both the government and non-government sectors, and philanthropy. The pr…

Linked Administrative Data Open

Carleen Thompson, Emily Hurren, Molly McCarthy, James Ogilvie, Troy Allard , et al. · 2023

To advance developmental and life-course criminology (DLC), field leaders have called for more: (a) replication and differentiation studies; (b) consideration of the impact of historical context and jurisdictional system changes; and (c) e…

The Life Event Calendar Methodology Open

Li Eriksson, Susan Dennison, Chantelle Baguley, Krystal Lockwood, Paul Mazerolle , et al. · 2023

This chapter demonstrates the utility of life event calendars for developmental and life-course criminology (DLC) scholars. In addition to flexibility and practicality, the methodology offers increased data accuracy. The most important asp…

Caregiver views on father-child contact in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for the use of video visits Open

Helen Taylor, Catherine Flynn, Susy Harrigan, Lorana Bartels, Susan Dennison · 2023

It is generally understood that visits to see incarcerated family members are good for children, families and those in prison. Much research has focused on the impact of prison visits on children and incarcerated mothers, ‘parents’ as a ge…

Numeracy and literacy attainment of children exposed to maternal incarceration and other adversities: A linked data study Open

Megan Bell, Leonie Segal, Susan Dennison, Stuart A. Kinner, Sharon Dawe , et al. · 2023

Parental incarceration has been associated with educational disadvantages for children, such as lower educational attainment, increased grade retention, and truancy and suspensions. However, children exposed to parental incarceration often…

Psychiatric illness and the risk of reoffending: recurrent event analysis for an Australian birth cohort Open

James Ogilvie, Stacy Tzoumakis, Carleen Thompson, Troy Allard, Susan Dennison , et al. · 2023

Background Psychiatric illness is a well-established risk factor for criminal justice system involvement, but less is known about the relationships between specific psychiatric illnesses and reoffending. Research typically examines reoffen…

Child protection system involvement in children of incarcerated mothers: A linked data study Open

Leonie Segal, Sharon Dawe, Ha Nguyen, Susan Dennison, Emmanuel S. Gnanamanickam , et al. · 2023

The importance of enhancing the communication skills of incarcerated mothers Open

Sonja P. Brubacher, Martine B. Powell, Krystal Lockwood, Susan Dennison, Tara Renae McGee , et al. · 2023

The ability to express experiences coherently and participate in effective interpersonal communication underlies many facets of human life. Not much is known about the communication ability of mothers who are incarcerated, but it is well u…

Maternal incarceration increases the risk of self-harm but not suicide: a matched cohort study Open

Craig Cumming, Megan Bell, Leonie Segal, Matthew J. Spittal, Stuart A. Kinner , et al. · 2023

Aims Children of incarcerated mothers are at increased risk of experiencing multiple adversity such as poverty, mental illness and contact with child protection services (CPS), including being taken into out of home care (OOHC). However, l…

Navigating pregnancy and early motherhood in prison: a thematic analysis of mothers’ experiences Open

Diksha Sapkota, Susan Dennison, Jyai Allen, Jenny Gamble, Corrie Williams , et al. · 2022

Against the Odds: A Structural Equation Analysis of Family Resilience Processes during Paternal Incarceration Open

Amy A. Morgan, Joyce A. Arditti, Susan Dennison, Signe Frederiksen · 2021

On any given day, approximately 2.1 million children in Europe have an incarcerated parent. Although research indicates that material hardship is associated with parental incarceration, and particularly paternal incarceration, little is kn…

Contact experiences and needs of children of prisoners before and during COVID‐19: Findings from an Australian survey Open

Catherine Flynn, Lorana Bartels, Susan Dennison, Helen Taylor, Susy Harrigan · 2021

Most of the research examining children visiting a parent in prison indicates that visits have a positive impact on children's well‐being, their connection to the imprisoned parent and the parent themselves. However, the COVID‐19 pandemic …

Family member incarceration and physical health problems: A longitudinal study among Australian households Open

Steve van de Weijer, Kirsten Besemer, Susan Dennison · 2021

Maternal Mediation in the Context of Fathers' Incarceration and Reentry Open

Joyce A. Arditti, Casey M. McGregor, Susan Dennison, Shawnice Johnson, Kirsten Besemer · 2020

Objective We sought to develop grounded theory regarding how mothers who share children with an incarcerated father mediate between men and their offspring. Background Mothers' mediation can be situated at the intersection of their motherw…

Lifetime prevalence of mental illness and incarceration: An analysis by gender and Indigenous status Open

Anna Stewart, James Ogilvie, Carleen Thompson, Susan Dennison, Troy Allard , et al. · 2020

Individuals with mental illness are overrepresented in custodial settings. We examine the overlap between incarceration and diagnosed mental illness in a population‐based cohort born in Queensland in 1990. Data were extracted when the coho…

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