Lived experience to lived experience expertise: embracing lived experience in Australian criminology
This paper, authored by some individuals with lived experience of the Australian criminal legal-punishment system, serves as a call to action for their recognition and integration within the criminal legal sector. We highlight the importance of acknowledging the deep personal nature of criminal lega...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Contemporary justice review
Year: 2024, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 348-362 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
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| Summary: | This paper, authored by some individuals with lived experience of the Australian criminal legal-punishment system, serves as a call to action for their recognition and integration within the criminal legal sector. We highlight the importance of acknowledging the deep personal nature of criminal legal-punishment system experiences, which, though potentially traumatic, offer valuable insights for improving social justice outcomes. Through vignettes, we discuss some of the challenges of integrating lived experiences into professional roles within the criminal legal-punishment system. Ultimately, by drawing from our own experiences, we argue for the meaningful involvement of individuals with lived prison experience in relevant Australian conversations and decisions. We emphasise that in Australia, lived experience should be seen as an expert contribution to the field of criminology, advocating for a more inclusive and participatory approach in policy and academic discourse. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-2248 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10282580.2025.2462107 |
